Crossing Kromme Rijn (Crooked Rhine) - RE Werkhoven
The Kromme Rijn originated about 3,000 years ago and was then called simply the Rhine. This (Kromme) Rhine once marked the northern border of the Roman Empire. Back then, the river was about a hundred metres wide, not comparable to how it looks today.
In the time of the Romans and the centuries that followed, the river was an important connecting route between Utrecht and Dorestad, now Wijk bij Duurstede. From the year 838, the Lek became more important. You could see how wide it is today.
Due to natural processes such as erosion and deposition, De Rijn became narrower. But more importantly, in 1122 the Utrecht bishop Godebald decided that the Rhine should be dammed to better protect the rural area from flooding. Moreover, the area could then be reclaimed for habitation. The Rhine silted up.
From about the year 1500, the name Kromme Rijn came into use.
Crossing Kromme Rijn (Crooked Rhine)
Beverweertseweg 60
3985
RE Werkhoven
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