5 YEARS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE - HOLLANDSE WATERLINIES & LIMES, BORDER OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
We celebrate twice: the Hollandse Waterlinies and the Lower German Limes have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites for five years! This special heritage can be experienced in Utrecht and its surroundings. Discover activities for young and old: in the greenery, at the forts and along the border of the Roman Empire.
Get on your bike, put on your walking shoes or dive into a museum and be surprised by stories of water, defence and Roman life. World heritage belongs to us all. Protected by UNESCO, to be discovered and passed on to future generations.
What is there to do?
There are many special anniversary activities, such as a travelling Limes exhibition with 3D finds, exhibitions of Het Gouden Boekje 'Een fort voor Bat' and a new sound game at Castellum Hoge Woerd. Get out and about in the Hollandse Waterlinies and Limes, and discover the world heritage in the Utrecht region. Click on the blocks below for the festive programme.
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Dutch Waterways
Dutch Waterways
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Limes, border of the Roman Empire
Limes, border of the Roman Empire
What does Unesco stand for?
UNESCO is a kind of Michelin star for heritage, ensuring that it is protected and passed on to future generations. A special building or area becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site if it is unique in the world and important to protect and care for. So that we and our children and grandchildren can continue to discover and experience these special places.
Tie it!
Have you already spotted it in the province of Utrecht? Large bows are temporarily hanging at special World Heritage Sites in the Dutch Waterline and Limes. Take a creative selfie with the bow, share your photo with #strikhet on Instagram and send your entry via DM to @provincie_utrecht or mail to strikactie@provincie-utrecht.nl.
Among the entries, we will raffle off a lunch for two at a world heritage site. Be quick... the bows will only be there for a few weeks!
PLACES TO DISCOVER
From fortress to Roman castellum, from waterworks to museum. Zoom in to view the sites.