Around Andel

Andel has interesting places to visit. Take the Wilhelmina Lock and the grave of Jan Claesen. This walk starts at the lock. There is an impressive memorial commemorating the opening of the lock on August 18, 1904 by Queen Wilhelmina. It is the only impeller lock in the Netherlands with a green gully, meaning that the walls of the lock chamber are lined with grass. The lock itself was built around 1896 and marks the border between North Brabant and Gelderland.

Along the provincial road you walk towards Giessen to walk via Fort Giessen (the southernmost fort of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie) towards Andel. Once on the Hoge Maasdijk you have a beautiful view of the river. The grave of Jan Claesen can be found in the cemetery near the Romboutstoren in Andel. In the 17th century, Jan Claesen was a trumpeter in the army of Frederick Henry of Orange. After he left military service (because he did not like fighting), he and his wife Katrijn went to give puppet shows in Amsterdam.