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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.
Amsterdam - Ookmeerweg.
DOA animal shelter, built in 2007, architects: Arons & Gelauff.
This is the largest animal shelter in the Netherlands, it has room for 180 dogs and 480 cats.
Het grootste dierenasiel van Nederland is in 2007 in Osdorp aan de rafelranden van de stad gerealiseerd. De DOA (Dierenopvang Amsterdam) is het resultaat van twee gefuseerde dierenasielen die zich met hun nieuwe organisatie vestigden in het nieuwbouwcomplex in Osdorp. Het asiel heeft plaats voor 180 honden en 480 katten.
Het dierenopvangcentrum heeft twee bouwlagen. Door de langgerekte façade en de omringende sloot doet het gebouw haast denken aan een moderne versie van een fort. De buitenkant bestaat uit metalen gevelplaten in verschillende kleuren groen (arcam.nl).
Op 18 maart werd opnieuw naar de brabantroute gegaan vanwege de omgeleide treinen. Helaas viel het weer knap tegen wat er vanuit Rotterdam kwam. Wel kon de 189 209 in zijn BTT (voorheen CTL en EGS) outfit van het lijstje afgestreept worden. De loc was onderweg met een volle 41069 vanaf de Maasvlakte. Omdat ik verder naar rechts richtte dan gewild, werd een plaatje uit het portaal (of in elk geval de panto) te krap..
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Eindhoven, Riel (NL) 08-04-2017
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Eindhoven, Riel (NL) 08-04-2017
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NUNA LUNA features their New Release "ERIKA TOP & SHORTS"
"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."
( www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-expat-news/all-dutch-tra...)
Beautiful sunrise shot with my mobile phone. Between Diepenveen and Olst (NL). Great colors on frozen fields.
Bourtange is a village with a population of about 430 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands. It is situated in the region Westerwolde in the east of the province of Groningen near the German border. Fort Bourtange was built in 1593 during the Dutch Revolt and was used until 1851. The star fort was gradually restored to its mid-18th-century state between 1967 and 1992 and it is currently an open-air museum.
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Bourtange ist eine bewohnte ehemalige Festung in den Niederlanden. Sie liegt in der niederländischen Provinz Groningen, zwei Kilometer von der deutsch-niederländischen Grenze bei Dörpen entfernt. Bourtange gehört zur Gemeinde Westerwolde.
Die Festung umschließt mit ihren Außenwerken die gleichnamige Festungsstadt. Sie ist eine der wenigen Festungen in Europa, die nach ihrem fast vollständigen Verfall in den letzten Jahrzehnten wieder aufgebaut wurde. Die Anlage diente der Überwachung der wenigen Straßen und Wege in dieser vormals völlig versumpften Landschaft.
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Hoek van Holland Haven (NL) 26-03-2017
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Extra trein ter gelegenheid van het einde van de NS treindienst op de Hoekselijn. De lijn is inmiddels omgebouwd tot metrolijn.
Special train to commemorate the last day of train services on the line from Rotterdam to Hoek van Holland. Nowadays the line is part of the undergound of Rotterdam.
Sonderzug nach Anlaß des lezten Betriebstages der Eisenbahnstrecke Rotterdam - Hoek van Holland. Mittlerweile ist diese Strecke umgebaut worden in eine U-Bahn Strecke.
Train spécial pour la commemoration du dernier jour de l'exploitation ferroviare sur la ligne de Rotterdam à Hoek van Holland. Aujourdhui cette ligne fut reconstruite en une ligne du métro de Rotterdam.
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