{"id":1808,"date":"2026-04-16T10:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemeentegrot.nl\/?page_id=1808"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:58:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:58:04","slug":"taking-shelter-in-the-municipal-cave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gemeentegrot.nl\/en\/our-tours\/taking-shelter-in-the-municipal-cave\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking shelter in the Municipal Cave"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taking shelter in the Municipal Cave<\/h1>

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Join our passionate guides on a tour through the passages of the Municipal Cave and discover how people tried to survive underground here. During the Second World War, thousands of residents took shelter in the quarries whilst fierce fighting raged above them. Later, a huge air-raid shelter was built here in response to the threat of the Cold War. The walls of the cave still bear the marks of this remarkable history.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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3000 inhabitants<\/h3>\n

During the Second World War, around 3,000 residents of Valkenburg took shelter in the caves.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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6.5 million guilders<\/h3>\n

The construction of the Cold War-era air-raid shelter cost around 6.5 million guilders.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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10,000 people<\/h3>\n

The air-raid shelter could accommodate around 10,000 people, but was never actually used.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Good to know<\/h2>

Before you set off on your tour of the Municipal Cave, it\u2019s a good idea to know a few things in advance. Here you\u2019ll find practical information to help you start your tour well prepared.<\/p>\n

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