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The weather was fine on last Wednesday so a friend of mine and I decided to go to Schoonhoven and walk about. It's a nice typically Dutch town.
Schoonhoven is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.
A historic map of Schoonhoven of 1652 shows the north and west town walls, which were common during medieval times in the Netherlands. The only remaining medieval entrance gate of Schoonhoven is the Veerpoort (Ferry Gate) next to the Lek River . This Veerpoort has protected Schoonhoven from the floods of the river Rhine and from the sea during the North Sea flood of 1953 and is still fully functional as a water barrier today.
Schoonhoven is renowned for its silver, hence it is nicknamed Zilverstad ("Silver City"). Since the 17th century silver smiths have already been present here. Today there are a lot of silver trade possibilities and Schoonhoven is home of the International Silver School.
Another less known tradition in Schoonhoven is that of clock making. There are still small scale clock makers. Some of them can be visited. A beautiful example of large clockwork is the Van den Gheyn Beiaard on the medieval town hall of Schoonhoven (external link 3). In the Dutch Gold, Silver and Clock Museum a lot of other large and small clocks are on display as well.
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19 comments:
Peace and quiet, lovely reflections, history--a perfect walking place.
The water looks a tad cloudy.
In my Church, we have a children's pastor. her parents are Dutch, she was born in NZ, but they returned to Holland where she grew up.
Today, she gave me a very nice Dutch biscuit. It is 1/2 inch high, round and is rather like a cake. It is very delicious.
My maiden name is Schooneveldt, Reader, not far off the name Schoonhoven. It seems a lovely place to visit.
What a lovely town to stroll around in.
I think it is so neat that you often bike or walk beautiful places and take us with you. Thank you Wil.
Gentle autumnal pictures - very nice.
Looks like you had a wonderful day for a walk around.
Quel superbe canal... Merci de nous faire découvrir un si paisible endroit de ballade...
C'est une ville au passé très riche!
Merci pour cette jolie promenade !
Inviting. Wouldn't mind a walk round the block :-)
Looks like a perfect day to be out and about with a friend. Looks very much like the end of summer, the beginning of fall.
Delightful views of a magical little place with an extraordinary history! Love the soft melting of colours and reflections in the waters!
These are wonderful!
Thanks for telling us about this quaint town. I find myself getting lost in your header photo and wanting to walk along those water ways.
Love that header picture especially! Schoonhoven looks like a very pleasant place.
I always learn something new when I visit your site. So also today. Thank you:-)
Daar zou ik ook wel eens willen rondwandelen, maar liefs dan wel zonder regen he
I love all your photos, Wil! It always brings back memories of our biking trip there. The canals were so wonderful. It was so different from what we were used to. Your photos are fabulous! I especially love your header photo!
Schoonhoven looks like a very nice place. The canal is a great bonous and makes wonderful reflections.
Beautiful reflections that draw one in - a lovely town Wil.
Silver city.
Oh, that sounds amazing
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