{"id":26262,"date":"2025-10-23T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/plek\/podcast-introductie-minerva\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:30:09","slug":"podcast-introductie-minerva","status":"publish","type":"plek","link":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/plek\/podcast-introductie-minerva\/","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST &#8211; Introduction Minerva"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"template":"","plek_types":[105],"class_list":["post-26262","plek","type-plek","status-publish","hentry","plek_types-podcast-en"],"acf":{"tekstkleur":false,"nummer":1008,"kleur":"#81d742","adres":{"address":"Gemeentebroek 6, 6231 RV Meerssen, Nederland","lat":50.8751099589301,"lng":5.762055755819699,"zoom":18,"place_id":"ChIJfYeunizBwEcRGXmEss2ZCxk","street_number":6,"street_name":"Gemeentebroek","city":"Meerssen","state":"Limburg","state_short":"LI","post_code":"6231 RV","country":"Nederland","country_short":"NL"},"straatnaam":"","postcode":"","plaats":"","website":"","website_url":"","hotspot_naam":"","afbeelding":24261,"contactpersonen":"","email":"","telefoon":"","videobox_contentblok":"<div style=\"padding:75% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1194384492?h=8123af2b87&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"EN_meersen_01 Introduction Minerva\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>","content":"Welcome to the walking tour through Roman Meerssen. The Roman goddess Minerva will accompany you.\r\n\r\nReligious heritage is the calling card of Meerssen. No wonder, because anyone visiting Meerssen cannot miss its beautiful basilica, the showpiece of Meuse Gothic architecture. The Leopold Chapel and the synagogue also deserve special mention.\r\n\r\nThe bronze relief by Wil van der Laan on the fa\u00e7ade of the town hall opposite the basilica shows important moments from the region\u2019s history. Minerva will point out the relief to you along the way. The title of the artwork, \u201cMarsna\u201d, refers to the Roman era in the Geul Valley.\r\n\r\nDuring Roman times, the waters of the River Geul, the fertile soil and the hillside forests rich in game created ideal conditions for living and working. Add to this the fact that the Via Belgica passed through the Geul Valley, and it becomes clear why this was such an ideal place to settle.\r\n\r\nNumerous archaeological discoveries show us that the Geul Valley was a pleasant and prosperous place to live and work during Roman times. Just as it still is today.\r\n\r\nAnd where people live, gods are never far away. The discovery of fragments of a statue of Minerva shows that this goddess was present for the inhabitants of the Geul Valley. Whether Minerva, goddess of wisdom and crafts, really existed? 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