View on the river Waal from the Valkhof in Nijmegen, The Netherlands by gerlo beernink

Canon G9

There is an inscription at this site from the 17th poet Constantijn Huygens: QUEM DABIS HAEC POSSIT QUI DARE CUNCTA LOCUM?

Nijmegen is de oudste stad van Nederland. Halverwege de eerste eeuw voor Christus vestigden de eerste bewoners zich aan de Waal. Rond het begin van de jaartelling stichtten de Bataven, het 'Oppidum Batavorum': de stad van de Bataven op een heuvel met een goed overzicht over de rivier. Tegenwoordig is deze heuvel bekent onder de naam Valkhof waar de resten staan van diverse burchten van vorsten en heersers uit vervlogen tijden (Keizer Karel de Grote en Keizer Frederik Barbarossa). Het uitzicht over de Waal vanaf de rand van de heuvel is indrukwekkend.

Nijmegen is the oldest city in the Netherlands. Halfway through the first century BC the first inhabitants settled on the river Waal. Around the beginning of our calendar the Batavians founded , the 'Oppidum Batavorum': the city of Batavians on a hill with a good overview of the River. Today this hill is known under the name Valkhof where the remains of several castles of princes and rulers from the past (Emperor Charlemagne and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa). The view over the Waal from the edge of the hill is impressive.

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