Deventer Heritage Walk: Weighed on the IJssel
41 min
1.4 km
10 stops
About this tour
Deventer got rich weighing and shipping other people's goods on the IJssel, then spent that wealth on a church, a weigh house, and a quarter that still looks like a merchant town. A self-guided Hanseatic walk with quizzes in the StepQuests app.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Brink
Public space. Free to enter. Brink, 7411 Deventer. From 1386 this square hosted five yearly fairs after the town won fair rights in 1344. Hanseatic traders sol…
Waag
Paid admission, adult 10 euro on the museum list. Square is public. Brink 56, 7411 BV. Built 1528-1531. Oldest purpose-built weigh house in the country. Weigh…
Penninckshuis
Public space on the street. Free to enter the square. Hall and VVV follow posted hours. Brink 89, 7411 BX. House and show facade from 1583 for Herman Penninck.…
Walstraat
Public space. Free to enter. Walstraat, 7411 Deventer. House interiors are private. This street sits in the Bergkwartier, the old merchant quarter on the river…
Bergkerk
Public space on the square. Free to enter the paving. Rooms follow posted exhibition hours. Bergkerkplein 1, 7411 EN. Raised 1198-1209 as a Romanesque cross ba…
Proosdij
Public space on the street. Free to enter the alley. The house is private. Sandrasteeg 8, 7411 KS. Oldest stone house in the country. Oldest stones dated about…
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GPS-guided walking route
Interactive quizzes at each stop
Fascinating stories and facts
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