The history of the Four Days Marches

In the menu Archive you can find all sorts of information on the history and the origin of the Four Days Marches as an event. The figures and statistics will serve as a further explanation. You can also find the barometers and press releases of previous years here.

Interesting websites with archive data

The Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (Regional Archive Nijmegen) has quite a collection on the Four Days Marches. To make the collection available for everyone, the Regionaal Archief Nijmegen has created a digital encyclopedia at Huis van de Nijmeegse Geschiedenis. This website with information about the history of Nijmegen also offers the possibility to anyone of adding their own articles or personal stories. You can help to create this digital encyclopedia on the greatest more days walking achievement event of the world.

For film footage of the Four Days Marches we would like to refer you to the website of the Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid (Dutch Institute for Images and Sound). This is a cultural historic institute that collects and maintains audiovisual data that is of certain importance for the Dutch historic and cultural heritage, making it accessible for as many users as possible.