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Utrecht Destination Guide
Discover Utrecht in Netherlands
Utrecht in the region of Utrecht with its 290,529 habitants is a place located in Netherlands - some 22 mi or ( 35 km ) South-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital .
Local time in Utrecht is now 11:48 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zeist, Utrecht, Stadsdam, The Hague, and Oudenrijn. When in this area, you might want to check out Zeist . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Utrecht ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bicycle Rush Hour Utrecht (Netherlands) III
Morning rush hour in the 4th largest city in the Netherlands. Streets look like this when 33% of ALL trips are made by bicycle! This is an ordinary Wednesday morning in April 2010 at around 8.30 am. O ..
Cycling in the rain of the Netherlands
The Dutch say: 'You are not made of sugar, you won't melt in the rain!'. When you cycle for utility reasons the weather is of lesser importance. If you go to work by bike, you go there when the sun sh ..
russendisko, normally in Berlin, now in Utrecht Netherlands
Russendisko Utrecht (NL) by www.vanrodepics.eu See also lots of other party pictures on that website! "The disco's founder are Moscow-born Vladimir Kaminer, and his fellow DJ Yuriy Gurdzhi, born in Kh ..
Bicycle Rush Hour Utrecht (Netherlands) I
A sunny June morning at 8 o'clock on a busy bicycle street in the center of Utrecht (Netherlands). The camera captured 20 minutes of people passing; hundreds of them and most are on a bicycle. They ar ..
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St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht
St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, or Dom Church was the cathedral of the diocese of Utrecht during the Middle Ages. Once the Netherlands’ largest church, dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, it is one of the country's two pre-Reformation cathedrals, along with the cathedral in Middleburg, Province of Zeeland. It has been a Protestant church since 1580. The building is the one church in the Netherlands that closely resembles the classic Gothic style as developed in France.
Located at 52.09 5.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Dom Tower of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.5 metres (368 feet) in height, and the Gothic-style tower is the symbol of the city. The tower was part of the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht, also known as Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382, to a design by John of Hainaut. The cathedral was never fully completed due to lack of money. Since the unfinished nave collapsed in 1674 the Dom tower became a free standing tower.
Located at 52.09 5.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Museum Speelklok
Museum Speelklok (previously known as Museum van Speelklok tot Pierement) is a museum in Utrecht, The Netherlands. It has a collection of automatically playing musical instruments, most of which still work and therefore still can play their music. Among the instruments on display are music boxes, musical clocks, pianolas, barrel organs (including the typically Dutch large street organs) and a turret clock with carillon. The word speelklok means musical clock.
Located at 52.09 5.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
St. Eloy's Hospice
St. Eloy's Hospice is a guildhall in Utrecht in the Netherlands. Between the Dom tower and the Mariaplaats in Utrecht in The Netherlands there is a unique house that bears the name: St. Eloyen Gasthuis (St. Eloy's Hospice). The house has been occupied by the Smedengilde since 1440. According to documents preserved the guild has existed since 1304, but older. The house can be visited free of charge on the second Saturday of September. The fraternity is private nowadays.
Located at 52.09 5.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
University of Humanistic Studies
The University of Humanistic Studies is a university in Utrecht, the Netherlands. It is the youngest university in the Netherlands and houses about 400 students. It is also the only university offering a degree programme in humanistic studies. The UvH was founded in 1989.
Located at 52.09 5.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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