Elburg is a municipality and a city in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Did you know that the old centre of the Hanseatic town of Elburg is no larger than 250 by 350 metres? But the list of monuments and historic buildings in this town is long and it is surrounded by moats, earthworks and city wall remains.
What to do in Elburg?
While the town is small, there are many museums to visit. The 15th-century Agnietenconvent, or convent of St Agnes, is now home to Museum Elburg. This museum hosts both permanent and temporary exhibitions about the town’s history. The casemates, one of the oldest still-existing cannon cellars and the wall house where the poorest of Elburg’s citizens lived are part of Museum Elburg as well.
Elburg is a great place for lovers of water sports and nature. It is possible to take a trip on an original Botter, for instance, a type of traditional sailing ship that used to be used for fishing. At Veluwemeer lake you can also hire canoes and kayaks, go kitesurfing and windsurfing, and of course swim.
