Amersfoort is a city in the province of Utrecht,holland.In the Second World War there was a concentration camp near the city of Amersfoort.In the Middle Ages, Amersfoort was an important centre of textile industries, and there were a large number of breweries in the city. In the 18th century the city flourished because of the cultivation of tobacco.The city is full of historic buildings and streets.
Its name derived from a ford (voorde) in the Eem river, which was once called the 'Emer' or 'Amer', at the edge of higher ground, the Utrecht ridge.Amersfoort's mediaeval industries were cloth and beer: You can cycle from Amsterdam to Amersfoort in about 4 hours.Amersfoort is served by regional bus lines, some with limited services. The main bus lines run every 30 minutes: line 80 from Wageningen, and three with parallel rail routes: the 70 from Hilversum, the 101 from Harderwijk and the 102 from Apeldoorn.
Amersfoort is a city in the province of Utrecht,holland.In the Second World War there was a concentration camp near the city of Amersfoort.In the Middle Ages, Amersfoort was an important centre of textile industries, and there were a large number of breweries in the city. In the 18th century the city flourished because of the cultivation of tobacco.The city is full of historic buildings and streets.
Its name derived from a ford (voorde) in the Eem river, which was once called the 'Emer' or 'Amer', at the edge of higher ground, the Utrecht ridge.Amersfoort's mediaeval industries were cloth and beer: You can cycle from Amsterdam to Amersfoort in about 4 hours.Amersfoort is served by regional bus lines, some with limited services. The main bus lines run every 30 minutes: line 80 from Wageningen, and three with parallel rail routes: the 70 from Hilversum, the 101 from Harderwijk and the 102 from Apeldoorn.
