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Wijk bij Duurstede
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Wijk bij Duurstede is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands.
Aerial view of Wijk bij Duurstede
Aerial view of Wijk bij Duurstede
Wijk bij Duurstede, street to the churchtower
Wijk bij Duurstede, street to the churchtower
The weir in the river Lek near Hagestein
The weir in the river Lek near Hagestein
Wijk bij Duurstede
Wijk bij Duurstede
Dorestad
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Dorestad was an early medieval emporium, located in the present-day province of Utrecht in the Netherlands, close to the modern-day town of Wijk bij Duurstede. It flourished during the 8th to early 9t
Wijk bij Duurstede
…from Wijk bij Duurstede. The name 'Wijk bij Duurstede' means 'Neighbourhood by Duurstede'. Duurstede is the name of the nearby castle/ruin, also called Dorestad, where the bishop of Utrecht used to live. Wijk bij Duurstede is the former location of Dorestad, an important Frisian trade settlement during Carolingian…
Dorestad in the network of main Northern European trade routes in the Early Middle Ages (c. 800)
Dorestad in the network of main Northern European trade routes in the Early Middle Ages (c. 800)
Denier of Lothair I, struck in Dorestad (DORESTATVS) c. 851–855.
Denier of Lothair I, struck in Dorestad (DORESTATVS) c. 851–855.
The Dorestad Fibula (c. 775–800) was found in a well. It is currently in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden.
The Dorestad Fibula (c. 775–800) was found in a well. It is currently in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden.