Amersfoort is situated on a flat site in the valley of the Eem River on the edge and east of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The city has a medieval core with moats and ramparts.
The canals were preserved, but the ramparts were partly demolished in the 19th century and replaced by a park, canals and ring roads.
Koppelpoort is a city gate in Amersfoort. The gate is located on the northwest side of the city centre, where the canal system - fed by Heiligenbergerbeek from the southern watergate Monnikendam - leaves the city centre and merges with Flierbeeksingel - the eastern remnant of outer canal belt.
Hi, I am John Ouwens. In the late sixties I was born in Rotterdam and after some wanderings I ended up in Kinderdijk, a lovely village in the Alblasserwaard, famous for its windmills and vast polder landscape. About 30 years ago I bought my first SLR camera,.. Read more…