Hotel de Wereld

Geschiedenis

Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen was the site of the capitulation of the German troops in the Netherlands on 5 and 6 May 1945, and the end of German occupation during World War II.On 6 May 1945, the German general Blaskowitz surrendered to the Canadian general Charles Foulkes, which ended the Second World War in the Netherlands. The Generals negotiated the terms of surrender in the Hotel de Wereld.This historic event is remembered annually.HistoryIn 1669 Jacob Meijnsen had a hotel outsite the city gates of Wageningen. It was a stopping place between Utrecht and Arnhem. The inn appears on a map of Gerard Passevant (thithe map) in 1676. In 1814 the oldest painting of the hotel was made, this painting was commissioned by Gerrit Steuk when he became the owner of the inn. In 1852 a new hotel was built (current building) on the foundations of the old inn. In 1872 a new extension of three storeys was built.Since 2004 it is again a hotel and restaurant. The in Hotel de Wereld situated restaurant O Mundo is a 1 star restaurant according to the Michelin Guide.