Gorinchem
Gorinchem, also spelled Gorkum, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.
Gorinchem, also spelled Gorkum, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 21.93 km2 (8.47 sq mi) of which 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) is water. It had a population of 37,410 in 2021.
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Worth seeing in and around Gorinchem
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Loevestein Castle
Loevestein Castle is a medieval castle in the municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The castle was built by the knight Dirk Loef of Horne house) between 1357 and 1397.
3.6 km · Dutch medieval castle in Zaltbommel · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Grote Kerk
Martin's church was demolished in the 19th century, but the original bell tower survived and can be visited during summer.
- 02Gorcums Museum
The town's museum, with a display on the history of Gorinchem and the internationally known Martyrs of Gorcum.
- 03Lingehaven
A picturesque historic harbour of the town on the river Linge.
- 04Dit is in Bethlehem
16th-century building with rich Renaissance facade.
- 05Dit is in Abraham's Schoot
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gorinchem.
- 06Burgerkinderenweeshuis
From Wikivoyage: Gorinchem, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
- 01Galileo
A good Italian restaurant that overlooks the canal that splits the fortified center in half.
- 02La Caponnière
Wine and tasting room located at the former captioner.
From Wikivoyage: Gorinchem, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Gorinchem
- Airports
- Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 39 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 51 km · Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 55 km
- Stations
- Gorinchem railway station, 600 m · Gorinchem Noord railway station, 2.1 km
- Eindhoven → Gorinchem56 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · €7–10
- Amsterdam → Gorinchem60 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · €7–10
- Maastricht → Gorinchem121 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · €17–24
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Gorinchem
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gorinchem. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe region is easily explored by the various river ferries and 'water taxi' (Veerdienst Gorinchem).
- Get around{{listing | name | url | address 51.826315 | long | phone | fax | price 2016-07-05 | content= The company provides a local ferry services between Gorinchem, Woudrichem and the village of Sleeuwijk.
- Get aroundThey also provide water taxi services in the area.
- Go next{{go | name Loevestein castle | url | address 51.816415 | long out of the city reachable by ferry | phone | fax Oct-Apr: Sa Su 11:00–17:00; May Jun Sep: Tu-Su 11:00–17:00; Jul-Aug: daily 11:00–17:00 | price=€12.50 | lastedit=2016-06-07 | content=Medieval castle on the other shore of the Merwede.
From Wikivoyage: Gorinchem, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Gorinchem
Gorinchem is 31 km from Utrecht, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.