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Middelburg is a city and municipality in the south-western Netherlands serving as the capital of the province of Zeeland. Situated on the central peninsula of the Zeeland province, Midden-Zeeland (consisting of former islands Walcheren, Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland), it has a population of about 48,000.
The city of Middelburg dates back possibly to the late 8th century or early 9th century. The first mention of Middelburg was as one of three fortified towns (borgs) erected on Walcheren (then an island) to guard against Viking raids. In 844 a monastery was built on the site, which remained an active Catholic foundation until the Reformation. Foundations for Middelburg's "stately and picturesque" main church were first laid in the 10th century; additional construction continued through the Middle Ages.
Middelburg was granted city rights in 1217. During the Middle Ages, it became an important trading centre in the commerce between England and the rising cities of Flanders, a fact commented on by Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales. The town continued to gain in power and prestige during the 13th and 14th centuries.
From 1559 to 1603, Middelburg was the episcopal see of a Catholic bishopric covering all Zeeland. In the Eighty Years' War, Middelburg was captured from the Spanish forces during a long siege (1572–1574). The northern provinces of the original Low Countries won their independence from their former Spanish Habsburg rulers and formed The Netherlands, a Protestant state.
Later, in the 17th century (the Dutch Golden Age), Middelburg became, after Holland's metropolis Amsterdam, the most important center for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. As such, Middelburg also played an important role in the 17th century slave trade.
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (1573–1621) was a still life painter of the Dutch Golden Age who worked most of his life in Middelburg. He had three sons, Johannes Bosschaert (1606/08– 1628/29), Ambrosius Bosschaert II (1609–1645) and Abraham Bosschaert the Younger (1612–1643) who were all Dutch Golden Age painters.
The painter Pieter Gaal, (1769–1819) was born, settled and died here, after traveling over Europe to paint
Another well-known citizen of Middelburg was the admiral and explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who was born in the city in 1659 and died there in 1729. Roggeveen discovered Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the South Pacific Ocean on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1722. Further discoveries on the same journey included islands of the Tuamotu group, now part of French Polynesia.
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Eindhoven, Riel (NL) 08-04-2017
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Eindhoven, Riel (NL) 08-04-2017
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Vlissingen, Piet Heinkade (NL) 29-01-2017
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( Grietje zou leuker zijn .......;-))
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Enkhuizen (NL) 24-08-2014
Zuiderzeemuseum
Openluchtmuseum dat laat zien hoe vroeger geleefd werd in de dorpen en stadjes rondom de Zuiderzee, wat na de aanleg van de Afsluitdijk het IJsselmeer geworden is en in de loop der tijd deels is ingepolderd.
Open air museum that shows life in the villages and towns around the former Zuiderzee. This sea is nowadays named IJsselmeer after the building of the Afsluitdijk, a 30 km long dike between the provinces of Noord Holland and Friesland.
Freilichtmuseum wo man sehen kann wie früher gelebt wurde in den Dörfer und Städte am Ufer der ehemaligen Zuiderzee. Nach dem Bau des Afsluitdijk (Abschlußdeich) wurde dieses Gewässer umbenannt in IJsselmeer.
Achtung:
Meer (deutsch) = zee (niederländisch)
See (deutsch) = meer (niederländisch)
Musée en plein air à Enkhuizen. Là en peut voire comme les gens des villages et villes autour de la Zuiderzee vivaient avant la fermeture de cette mer par le grand digue de fermeture. Aujourd'hui cette mer et devenue un lac avec le nom IJsselmeer.
Museo al aire libre a Enkhuizen. Allí esta mostrado la vida en las pueblas y las ciudades de la costa del Zuiderzee.
Hoy en dia este mar es convertido en un lago en efecto de la construcción del digue de encerramiento entre las provincias de Holanda del Norte y Frisonia.
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Eindhoven, Riel (NL) 08-04-2017
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Eindhoven, Vlokhovenseweg (NL) 20-08-2024
Voormalige Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Lourdeskerk met pastorie.
Former Church of Our Lady of Lourdes with rectory.
Ehemalige Kirche Unserer Lieben Frau von Lourdes mit Pfarrhaus.
Ancienne église Notre-Dame de Lourdes avec presbytère.
Antigua Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes con rectoría.
Ex chiesa di Nostra Signora di Lourdes con canonica.
Antiga Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes com casa paroquial.
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"For the last three years, ProRail, The Eye Association Netherlands (Oogvereniging) and more than 200 Dutch municipalities have worked together to make Dutch train stations accessible to the 350.000 blind or partially sighted people in the Netherlands. On Tuesday, October 31, the task, costing around 30 million euros, was completed.
Measures taken
In order to make NS stations accessible to the blind and partially sighted, more than 90 kilometres of visible and perceptible guidelines have been installed in 410 train stations. The guidelines will ensure that visually impaired people do not lose their way."
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