Walk through Roman Woerden

Follow in the footsteps of the Romans in Woerden! Discover the Roman exhibition in Stadsmuseum Woerden and walk along the northern border of the Roman Empire.

Roman Woerden
You will soon pass the Woerden City Museum. Here is an entire floor dedicated to the Roman roots of this city, which was founded around the year 41 as a castellum called Laurium. For example, you will see a parade helmet, bronze oil lamp and a sword, but also a unique asparagus knife. Worth a visit!

Woerden Castle
Around the Markt you will see several beautiful buildings, such as the beautiful fourteenth-century St. Peter's Church. From the Prins Hendrikkade you look out on a former part of the fortress: the Defense Island. A little further on you will pass the beautiful fifteenth-century Woerden Castle. You then walk into the Brediuspark, a former estate. The Old Rhine leads you back into the city: this river was once the northernmost border of the Roman Empire. It is now difficult to imagine that Romans once patrolled here in full regalia!