Valkenburg is the marl city – this special building stone is found here locally, together with flint.
First, flint was collected from riverbanks and later mined underground.
In the limestone rock wall along today’s Plenkertstraat, traces of prehistoric flint mining were discovered in 1992.
In the Middle Ages, stonemasons used marl as a building material. From the 12th century onwards, many buildings were constructed from this stone –
including the castle ruins and fortifications!
Also visit our other Archeo location in Valkenburg: the Castle Ruins.
Tourist information:
Museum Valkenburg
Grotestraat Centrum 31
6301 CW Valkenburg
www.museumvalkenburg.nl
Thematic information:
Website: Mergel.nu