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OlafS Says: I already mentioned Maarten van Rossum in my Arnhem page. This warlord from the 16th century had a house in that city, but he also had one in Zaltbommel. And like that other house it's quite nice, a combination of Gothic constructional principles and Renaissance details. The...
OlafS Says: It seemed I had chosen just the right time to visit this town. The sun nicely lit the front of this big Gothic church, revealing many of its details. This is one of the most important and best preserved Gothic churches of this part of the country. It even survived World War...
OlafS Says: Apart from the one of the big St. Maarten another tower graces the Zaltbommel skyline. This tower is part of the chapel of the former hospital ('gasthuis' in Dutch), a big old complex in the heart of Zaltbommel. The hospital has been turned into apartments and people are...
OlafS Says: Only one town gate is left, this one facing the river Waal. It's nothing fancy, but still quite nice. Judging from the picture it is a small miracle that it survived anyway, being too narrow for heavy traffic.
OlafS Says: Or better: the former town hall. Unfortunately the local counsil decided that it needed a new town hall and now they are trying to sell the old one. Its current shape dates from 1760-1763 when an earlier building was rebuilt in Classical style. The balcony with the double...
ATLC Says: This was built in 1535 by an army captain Maarten van Rossem. It's got a bit of a renaissance feel to its late gothic architecture. The little towers make it rather grand but also like a defense object. Besides museum, it is also a non-official tourist information office.
ATLC Says: Opening hours:Tue-Fri 10.00 - 12.30 and 13.30 - 16.30.1 April to 30 September on Sat. and Sun. 14.00 - 16.30, 1 October t/m 31 Marchop only Sun. 14.00 - 16.30 uur, and on Sat. only for expositions.
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Just next to the Waterpoort, this is a slightly posh restaurant (it looks like it, anyway). And a terrace outside. Service could be a lot friendlier though.
Favorite Dish: I enjoyed the tomatosoup, fresh brown bread.
Written Jul 18, 2004
Address: Waterstraat 31, 5301 AH Zaltbommel
Phone: +31 418 515018
Website: www.de-eetgelegenheid.nl
ATLC Says: Zaltbommel has a train station. Check Dutch railway for schedules and prices.Once arrived, Zaltbommel is perfectly walkable. You do not need a bus or other transportation.A train ride from Amsterdam to Zaltbommel (with one change at Utrecht) takes only 1 hour and 8 minutes....
OlafS Says: Four trains arrive at Zaltbommel station every hour; two coming from the direction of Utrecht (the stopping train to Den Bosch), the other two coming from Den Bosch (the stopping train to Utrecht). From the station it is about fifteen minutes walking to get to the old town....
Everyone in The Netherlands grows up with the works of Annie M.G. Schmidt. Her rhymes and stories are unforgettable.
She had a great influence on Dutch literature and language. I have described one of her books and a translated rhyme book (into English) in my Dutch literature travelogue.
Annie M.G. (as she is often called for short) was born in Zaltbommel. From her room she could just see the river Waal. In the photo it is the house with the little tower.
The black Jip and Janneke figures are a creation of artist Fiep Westendorp who illustrated her works for many years.
In a TV interview with Sonja Barend, she was asked what the secret to her great age was (accompanied with a clear and flexible mind). She took a draft from her cigarette and said: Lots of lovers and lots of smoking!
Written Aug 24, 2008
Website: http://www.annie-mg.com/start_2.html
ATLC Says: Thanks to vtveen I was able to update this info many years later.There is a tourist information point now in the basement of the old town hall. More info at the website below.July 2004: As in many cities in The Netherlands, the VVV (Tourist offices) have closed and museums...
ATLC Says: Obviously the Zaltbommelaar population feels quite strongly about its town hall being on sale. We saw these posters many many times in house windows and shop windows. A silent protest...
ATLC Says: Graveyards in general, interest me. Read all the names, you get a feel for the people who lived in a town. There must've been a lively Jewish community here in Zaltbommel. Unfortunately there was no time to look into it further.
ATLC Says: These graves are not too old, they go back to the last century. Jews are always buried in their own cemetery, in any case never mixed with other graves. So there they are, behind the hedge at the back.
ATLC Says: The main church of Zaltbommel is named after Saint Maarten. A church stood on this spot since the 11th century. This current church was built in the 15th century and was a lively religious center with monks living around the church.
ATLC Says: The old moat is overgrown and looks more like a broad grassy path. We enjoyed the walk, munching on a fish snack from the fish stall just outside the city center.
ATLC Says: Zaltbommel exists since the 9th century. Bome-loo indicates a place with trees (boom) higher than the surrounding area. 'Zalt' was added, probably because salt was being traded here. In the year 999, Zaltbommel acquired the right to mint its own coins and in 1231 it got city...
ATLC Says: This is the City Weigh House (Stadswaag) built in 1797. It was used as such well into the 20th century. Goods from the region would be brought here to be weighed and then traded.The statue is a lady holding scales.
ATLC Says: The Tourist Information office used to be located here (road signs still say as much) but it is closed. An alternative is to go to the Maarten Van Rossem museum (see Things to Do tip).
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