Teleport in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Deur nar het Verleden
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Door to the Past
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 10, 2023
1. Deur nar het Verleden / Door to the Past Marker
Vanaf deze plek ziet u dijk en vaart. De herberg werd aanvankelijk Brittenburgh genoemd, naar het Romeinse fort bij Katwijk. Het zeewater spoelde delen hiervan rond 1630 bloot op het strand Rond 1837 werd de herberg gesloopt voor de aanleg van de eerste spoorlijn van Nederland. De eerste trein kwam hier langs in 1839. Daarmee kreeg de trekschuit concurrentie en verdween uiteindelijk. Het jaagpad groeide uit tot snelweg en de Haarlemmertrekvaart werd gedegradeerd tot sloot. De spoorlijn verdween in 1983 toen hij verlegd werd naar het noorden.
De Deur naar het Verleden is nu een verbinding tussen de oude, dijk, de voormalige trekvaart en een vrijwel ongebaand struinpad op het oude spoortracι.
You are standing at the symbolic front door of the Huis te Bretten, founded in 1635, which was ideally located as an inn and pub. The landscape park De Bretten owes its name to this house. Here the medieval Spaarndammer- or Ij embankment and the Haarlemmer tow-canal (dug in 1631-1632) are very close to each other. Carriages and barges used to pass right by here.
From this spot you can see the embankment and canal. The inn was initially called Brittenburgh, after the Roman fort near Katwijk. Around 1630, the sea water exposed parts of it on the beach. Around 1837, the inn was demolished for the construction of the first railway line in the Netherlands. The first train passed here in 1839. This gave the barges competition and they eventually disappeared. The towpath grew into a highway and the Haarlemmer canal was downgraded to a ditch. The railway disappeared in 1983 when it was moved north.
The Door to the Past is now a connection between the old dike, the former barge canal and an almost trackless strolling path on the old railway track.
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Location. 52° 23.103′ N, 4° 49.69′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Teleport. It is at the intersection of Sportpark Spieringhorn and Sportpark Spieringhorn, on the left when traveling west on Sportpark Spieringhorn. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1043, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mientje ten Dam (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Pierre Coronel (about 150 meters away); Jan Janzen (about 150 meters away); Johan Limpers (about 150 meters away); Joseph Eijl (about 150 meters away); Louis Naarstig (about
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 10, 2023
2. Deur nar het Verleden / Door to the Past Marker - wide view
Another marker is no longer nearby. Henriλtte Pimentel (was about 120 meters away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. The marker is just a few steps to the south of the bicycle/pedestrian path that runs east-west just to the north of Haarlemmerweg. Its about 250 meters west of Radarweg, or alternatively, about 50 meters east of the parking in Spieringhorn Park.
Also see . . . Haarlemmertrekvaart (Wikipedia).
Overview: The Haarlemmertrekvaart (Haarlem's Tow-Canal) is a canal between Amsterdam and Haarlem in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. It was dug in 1631, making it the oldest tow-canal in Holland. Travel on such canals was historically done by barges (or trekschuit in Dutch) which were towed by animals (and sometimes by man-power) on a path along the canal's edge (towpath).(Submitted on June 10, 2023.)
3. Marker inset illustrations
Left: Construction of the Foundation of the Huis de Bretten, as seen from above
Right: Map of the Haarlemerweg tow-canal route
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 10, 2023
4. Looking west from the marker site along the remains of the Haarlemmer Canal
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
