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About the city walk
The Frisians are proud of their language. We are also proud of the Hindeloopen language, it is a unique dialect. In this dialect, the medieval vowels are kept, resulting in a very distinctive sound. Hindeloopen used to be a city that lived from what nature offered. The people lived from fishing, the harbour and the sale of gin and wool… The skippers of Hindeloopen set off in their ships to the Baltic Sea to trade. In the old days, the people of Hindeloopen had their own unique attire. Nowadays these outfits can still be admired during performances and other events. During this 25-minute walk, you will discover the historical highlights of this unique city.
Easy navigation?
View the route in Google Maps
Addition to Google Maps route
On Het Oost…
About the city walk
The Frisians are proud of their language. We are also proud of the Hindeloopen language, it is a unique dialect. In this dialect, the medieval vowels are kept, resulting in a very distinctive sound. Hindeloopen used to be a city that lived from what nature offered. The people lived from fishing, the harbour and the sale of gin and wool… The skippers of Hindeloopen set off in their ships to the Baltic Sea to trade. In the old days, the people of Hindeloopen had their own unique attire. Nowadays these outfits can still be admired during performances and other events. During this 25-minute walk, you will discover the historical highlights of this unique city.
Easy navigation?
View the route in Google Maps
Addition to Google Maps route
On Het Oost, keep going a little further and take the small bridge of SV Hielpen for an even more scenic route. Via the Waterkeringspad you will reach Nieuwstad again and can continue the Google Maps route from there.
On the Nieuwe Weide, walk up the stairs to experience the walking route from the dyke. This dyke path runs parallel to the streets Westerdijk, Molenstraat and again Westerdijk. At the end of the dyke path, you can return to the Google Maps route via Dijkweg.
About the fountain
The source of inspiration for the fountain of Hindeloopen is the tree of life on the city’s coat of arms, with the buck and the doe surrounding it. The tree symbolizes the life force, but also stands for wisdom. The buck and the doe feed themselves with it. Magnificent exotic birds reside in the tree. If you sit on the large, wooden antlers that surround the tree, you can see how, by spewing water, they ‘talk’ to each other. About us?
The city coat of arms, with its tree of life, with the deer and the doe surrounding it, is the source of inspiration for the fountain in Hindeloopen.
The Hindeloopen skyline is dominated by its church, called Grote Kerk, visible from many miles away. The old church of Hindeloopen was destroyed during the Eighty Years’ War, in 1570.
Three centuries ago, Hindeloopen grew into a major trading city. The city had a large fleet of 100 ships that sailed across the ocean. Hindeloopen is still an attractive city to visit. Many old characteristic properties are preserved.
A reminder of the saga about ‘it Kweade Wiif fan Hylpen’ (the angry woman of Hylpen) can still be found on the house at Buren 44 in Hindeloopen. A façade stone shows a dog with an angel above it, with its wings spread out above the dog.
Hindeloopen is full of national monuments, such as the locks and the adjoining Sylhús. The locks were built back in the 17th century, and are the connection for recreational boats between the city centre and the harbour and the IJsselmeer lake.
Roosje Oud Hindelooper Kunst anno 1894. Meer dan 125 jaar echte ambacht. Gespecialiseerd in de traditionele oude Hindelooper kunst. Hand en op maat gemaakte meubelen in eigen meubelmakerij.
This museum is a must for all ice skating fans. You will find the world’s largest collection of ice skates here, and a complete history of the Elfstedentocht in a specially designed Elfsteden-room.
The city coat of arms, with its tree of life, with the deer and the doe surrounding it, is the source of inspiration for the fountain in Hindeloopen.
The city coat of arms, with its tree of life, with the deer and the doe surrounding it, is the source of inspiration for the fountain in Hindeloopen.
The city coat of arms, with its tree of life, with the deer and the doe surrounding it, is the source of inspiration for the fountain in Hindeloopen.
