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Binnendieze
Binnendieze is the common name for the river and canal system within the city walls of 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. It is a tourist attraction. Near the north-west tip of the city walls, the confluence of the Binnendieze with the rivers Aa and Dommel forms the short river Dieze, tributary of the Meuse (Dutch: Maas).
The Dommel originates in Belgium and flows through Eindhoven and 's-Hertogenbosch to join the Meuse. However, inside 's-Hertogenbosch and further downstream, the Dommel is known as (Binnen)Dieze. This has historic reasons. In the past, locals considered the Esschestroom, or Run, which runs from Oisterwijk to Halder, to be the main stream bed of the Dommel. Therefore they applied the name 'Dieze' to the whole stretch between Oisterwijk and the Meuse.
When the Dommel came to be considered the main river, the stretch of the Dieze between Oisterwijk and Halder was renamed Esschestroom, or Run. The stretch between Halder and 's-Hertogenbosch was renamed Dommel. Within the gates of 's-Hertogenbosch however, the Dommel retained the name 'Dieze', later changed to 'Binnendieze'.
When the fortifications of 's-Hertogenbosch were dismantled in the 1870s, the main stream bed of the Dommel was rerouted to the west of the city. It created the 'Nieuwe Dommel', which is now simply known as Dommel. It runs a more or less 'parallel' route with the 'Dieze'. The operation also created a new confluence of the Dommel with (a diversion of) the Aa. From a local perspective, however, these artificial diversions joined the Dieze, which was already flowing from the city harbor of 's-Hertogenbosch to the Meuse.
The part of the Dieze inside 's-Hertogenbosch is known as Binnendieze, or inner Dieze. Before human intervention, the Dommel flowed to the east of the town and made a bend south and east of the Windmolenberg (a natural height). It then continued to where the Hinthamereinde now is. Here it joined the Aa, where now the western door of 'Sluis 0' (a lock) is situated. Together they then flowed west again.
When the second city wall was built in the fourteenth century, the confluence of the Dieze and the Aa came to lay inside the city walls. Another junction, the split of the Dieze and its runoff Verwerstroom, also came to lay within these walls. Just south of this split a water gate was built. It is named Groote Hekel, after the beams (Hekels) that blocked the water gates. From the Groote Hekel the main course Groote Stroom flows east, the smaller Verwerstroom flows west. Both became known as Binnendieze. However, the name was also applied to other streams in the city. Some of these were arms of the Dieze, others were artificially connected to it.
The water gate Groote Hekel was first mentioned in 1399. It originally had three gates, and was hence known as 'De Drie Hekelen'. It gave barges from the Dommel access to the city, and drained access water from the Bossche Broek. The westernmost gate was walled up from 1634 to 1668, probably to drain off less water from the militarily important Bossche Broek. Before 1880 the gates could be blocked against enemies, but could not block the water of the Dommel.
In 1880 a double lock was built on the outside of the two remaining gates. Therefore the medieval gates can only be seen from inside the city walls. While viewing these, another row of two big gates and one smaller gate is visible immediately east of the two remaining water gates. These are remains of a steam-powered pumping station built in the early 1880s, and broken up in 1965.
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Binnendieze
Binnendieze is the common name for the river and canal system within the city walls of 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. It is a tourist attraction. Near the north-west tip of the city walls, the confluence of the Binnendieze with the rivers Aa and Dommel forms the short river Dieze, tributary of the Meuse (Dutch: Maas).
The Dommel originates in Belgium and flows through Eindhoven and 's-Hertogenbosch to join the Meuse. However, inside 's-Hertogenbosch and further downstream, the Dommel is known as (Binnen)Dieze. This has historic reasons. In the past, locals considered the Esschestroom, or Run, which runs from Oisterwijk to Halder, to be the main stream bed of the Dommel. Therefore they applied the name 'Dieze' to the whole stretch between Oisterwijk and the Meuse.
When the Dommel came to be considered the main river, the stretch of the Dieze between Oisterwijk and Halder was renamed Esschestroom, or Run. The stretch between Halder and 's-Hertogenbosch was renamed Dommel. Within the gates of 's-Hertogenbosch however, the Dommel retained the name 'Dieze', later changed to 'Binnendieze'.
When the fortifications of 's-Hertogenbosch were dismantled in the 1870s, the main stream bed of the Dommel was rerouted to the west of the city. It created the 'Nieuwe Dommel', which is now simply known as Dommel. It runs a more or less 'parallel' route with the 'Dieze'. The operation also created a new confluence of the Dommel with (a diversion of) the Aa. From a local perspective, however, these artificial diversions joined the Dieze, which was already flowing from the city harbor of 's-Hertogenbosch to the Meuse.
The part of the Dieze inside 's-Hertogenbosch is known as Binnendieze, or inner Dieze. Before human intervention, the Dommel flowed to the east of the town and made a bend south and east of the Windmolenberg (a natural height). It then continued to where the Hinthamereinde now is. Here it joined the Aa, where now the western door of 'Sluis 0' (a lock) is situated. Together they then flowed west again.
When the second city wall was built in the fourteenth century, the confluence of the Dieze and the Aa came to lay inside the city walls. Another junction, the split of the Dieze and its runoff Verwerstroom, also came to lay within these walls. Just south of this split a water gate was built. It is named Groote Hekel, after the beams (Hekels) that blocked the water gates. From the Groote Hekel the main course Groote Stroom flows east, the smaller Verwerstroom flows west. Both became known as Binnendieze. However, the name was also applied to other streams in the city. Some of these were arms of the Dieze, others were artificially connected to it.
The water gate Groote Hekel was first mentioned in 1399. It originally had three gates, and was hence known as 'De Drie Hekelen'. It gave barges from the Dommel access to the city, and drained access water from the Bossche Broek. The westernmost gate was walled up from 1634 to 1668, probably to drain off less water from the militarily important Bossche Broek. Before 1880 the gates could be blocked against enemies, but could not block the water of the Dommel.
In 1880 a double lock was built on the outside of the two remaining gates. Therefore the medieval gates can only be seen from inside the city walls. While viewing these, another row of two big gates and one smaller gate is visible immediately east of the two remaining water gates. These are remains of a steam-powered pumping station built in the early 1880s, and broken up in 1965.
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