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Visit the historic castle where hugo de groot escaped
Join us for an afternoon at Rijksmuseum Slot Loevestein. Discover the fascinating history of Hugo de Groot's daring escape.
Foto: Anita from Den Haag / L'Aja / The Hague, Nederland / Olanda · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Waar Hugo de Groot ontsnapte in een boekenkist.
A 14th-century castle at the confluence of the Maas and Waal rivers, famous as the prison from which Hugo Grotius escaped in a book chest in 1621. The castle's isolated position on the waterline defense makes the approach by ferry part of the adventure.
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- Hugo Grotius escape story
- Ferry approach to the castle
- Confluence of Maas and Waal
- Part of the Dutch Waterline
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