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Utrecht · History

Dijkmagazijn De Heul preserves two thousand years of Schalkwijk

A former storehouse of the water board (hoogheemraadschap) shows local archaeology and a large scale model of the vanished Kasteel Schalkwijk.

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A building for the dike

First look at why the storehouse stands on this road and flood defence. Its original function makes the management of the Lekdijk tangible before you turn to the display cases.

Finds from several periods

Roman chest handles and material from the castle moat lie far apart in time. Keep find context and dating separate for each drawer so as not to force a continuous story.

The castle as a scale model

The reconstruction makes size, moats and buildings spatially legible. Ask which maps, excavations or images the maker based it on and where uncertainty remained.

Before you go

Only the last Sunday of the month 11.00–16.00, except December; check the homepage for the exact opening Sunday.

Sources

This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.

  1. Research card 0786 — Museum Dijkmagazijn De Heul

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified reference from a supplied research card; content, authority and currency still to be checked independently.

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