{"id":1808,"date":"2026-04-16T10:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemeentegrot.nl\/?page_id=1808"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:05:53","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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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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Guided tour: Taking shelter in the municipal cave<\/h2>

During the Second World War, the Gemeentegrot served as a shelter for thousands of people from the surrounding area. On this special guided tour, lasting around an hour and a half, you\u2019ll step back in time and discover what it was like to stay here day and night. Your guide will take you past the places where families slept, cooked and tried to carry on with their lives, deep underground. It\u2019s a story you won\u2019t soon forget \u2013 personal, impressive and unique to Valkenburg.<\/p>\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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