The city of Amersfoort owes its origin and name to a ford in the river Eem (formerly: Amer). The Eem starts where the Lunterse Beek (Heiligenbergerbeek) and the Barneveldse Beek (Flierbeek), which brought water from the Gelderse Valley, came together in a lowland area between the Amersfoortse Berg and the higher area north of Amersfoort (Hoogland). At this ford the Eem was crossed by trade routes that ran from Utrecht to the east and north.
Mark de Weger studied at the photovakschool in Apeldoorn. He has a passion for travelling in combination with photographing architecture... Read more…