Tag: Rossem
Maarten 80 years old! Van Rossem talks about the housing shortage
To tackle the housing shortage, rapid and extensive construction had to be carried out from the end of the 1950s onwards. One of the major expansion neighborhoods in our region…
Van Rossem Talks about commemorating: ‘War never ends’
“When you walk past the graves, it is especially striking that those boys were often not older than twenty,” Maarten van Rossem muses as he walks past the graves on…
Van Rossem Tells: looking for Spanish cannonballs
The siege of Vredenburg During the Eighty Years’ War, the Siege of Vredenburg was a siege of Vredenburg Castle from December 21, 1576, by citizens of Utrecht. The people of…
Van Rossem tells: How a soap factory founded the entire village of Den Dolder
With the move of the factory, soap producer Pleines built an entire village. Bert van Eerten of the Den Dolder Historical Association explains how Pleines became the founder of Den…
Maarten van Rossem is disturbed by a lack of history knowledge: ‘We are careless with our past’
In front of the entrance to the Wilhelmina Park, where Van Rossem regularly takes a walk, he answers a few questions about the history of the Utrecht region. He’s got…
Maarten van Rossem and Hedy d’Ancona about feminism in Utrecht: ‘We will continue the struggle’
“But it’s still not evenly distributed,” says Hedy. “Almost all women – especially mothers – work part-time, almost all men work full-time. And then we still have a pay gap.…
Van Rossem Talks about the Waterlines ‘I also want military plants in my garden’
A WATER LINE WHAT IS THAT AGAIN? The province of Utrecht is dotted with fortresses. Fort Vechten, Fort Rijnauwen, Fort aan de Klop. All fortresses that together with a number…
Van Rossem tells about how Overvecht’s reputation has changed over the years
Complete new residential areas were built in the 50s, 60s and 70s. In addition to Overvecht, this also concerns Kanaleneiland and Hoograven. Overvecht was a special new district. In addition…
Van Rossem Talks about the hidden Lofen palace in Utrecht: ‘These pillars get my love’
Utrecht – Many archaeological treasures are hidden under the Domplein. One of those treasures consists of the remains of a palace. Beneath the pubs in the corner of the square…
Van Rossem Tells: the Healthy City
So where does that image of a dirty, unhealthy city come from? “Especially from the 19th century”, says De Kam. “That was a century full of infectious diseases such as…