Holiday apartment in Moerdijk – Nature, Maaspad and History

Moerdijk between nature, village views and remembrance

Moerdijk combines distinctive village views, places of remembrance and natural features. If you are considering a holiday apartment in Moerdijk as accommodation, you can shape your holiday days around the different aspects of the village: nature, religious architecture, remembrance culture or a connection to another place. This creates a concrete basis for deciding which of these interests should be the focus of your travel planning.

Nature and the Maaspad for your holiday apartment

The 17th stage of the Maaspad begins at Wilhelminaplein in Moerdijk, next to the bus station, and leads from Moerdijk through a natural area. For a day of walking, this stage can be set aside as a distinct period of time and landscape. If you are considering a holiday apartment in Moerdijk, you can take this route into account as a specific aspect of your travel planning. The starting point next to the bus station and the further route through nature offer two clearly distinguishable perspectives on the same stage.

De Appelzak is a small natural area with woodland, diverse flora and an atmospheric beach. In addition, De Appelzak forms a green buffer zone between the village of Moerdijk and the Moerdijk industrial area. The buffer zone makes the contrast between natural land and an industrially shaped environment visible. De Appelzak thereby adds its own natural accent to the stay. If you are considering a holiday apartment or holiday home in Moerdijk, this aspect of the landscape may influence the question of which character of the area suits your planned holiday days.

Religious traces in the village

The tall, detached bell tower of the Roman Catholic St. Stephen's Church is visible from far away and rises above the village of Moerdijk. It gives the village view a distinct vertical element. Its detached position remains independently perceptible in the village view.

On the façade of the former convent, at roof level, there is a terracotta relief of Christ bearing the inscription “Vita et resurectio nostrae”, which refers to the rebuilding of the convent. For visitors interested in culture, the appeal lies in the interplay of the building, the image and the inscription.

Remembrance and connection

The former Roman Catholic church of Moerdijk was lost in 1944; only its bell survived. The De Klokkestoel monument was unveiled on 4 May 1985. Every year on 4 May, the traditional remembrance of the dead of the village of Moerdijk takes place at the Klokkenstoel van Moerdijk, accompanied by the trumpet signal Taptoe.

Veerdienst de Lucretia is a ferry connection between Strijensas and Moerdijk. The crossing takes about 20 minutes. When choosing your holiday apartment or holiday home, this connection can be an independent aspect of your travel planning if, in addition to nature and history, you also consider the relationship between the two places. The approximate duration can be taken into account in a day’s planning as a separate time frame for travelling between the two places.

Other places for your travel planning: Zevenbergen, Willemstad, Fijnaart, Oudemolen, Standdaarbuiten, Langeweg and Klundert.

For the overarching travel overview: Moerdijk.