Koppelpoort, Utrecht Province, The Netherlands
4.5 (371 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #1 in Amersfoort Historic Sites
Part of lovely old city walls
The Koppelpoort is a city gate in Amersfoort. It is a combination of land and water gate. The name is probably derived from the East Middle Dutch word Coppel meaning meadow
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Kleine Spui 2, 3811 BE Amersfoort The Netherlands
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http://www.gildeamersfoort.nl/cmsms/rondleidingen-2/rondleidingen-op-aanvraag/bezoek-en-rondleiding-unieke-monumenten/koppelpoort
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5Robert O 5:00 PM Jul 10, 2021
Open and closed by wheel turners
Completed in 1425 almost 600 years ago, this combined land and watergate complex was part of a second wall fortification around the medieval city. The huge construction project came about as the city of Amersfoort was rapidly expanding especially because of a successful textile industry. To close and open the gates big tredmills were used not operated by hamsters, but usually by prisoners also called 'raddraaiers' (wheel turners). As you can imagine when observing a tredmill -possible as part of a guided city tour- many accidents happened resulting in serious injuries and deaths. Not so idyllic after all. Many Dutch people like me caught a glimpse of the gates from a trainwindow. I am glad I finally paid a visit.
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4Otto V 5:00 PM Feb 15, 2020
One of Amersfoort's most beautiful scenes.
One of Amersfoort's most beautiful scenes. Also the part of Amersfoort just beyond is quite scenic with the middle age houses. Unfortunately the view on the Koppelpoort is marred by the train track and pedestrian/cycling bridge just before it (it is exactly from where most pictures are taken) that takes away a bit of the real magic
