- Bredevoort
Bredevoort is a small town of about 1600 inhabitants, between Aalten and
Winterswijk . It is located in the municipality of Aalten.Since 1993, Bredevoort presents itself as "Bredevoort boekenstad" ("Bredevoort
book town "), after the examples ofHay-on-Wye inWales andRedu inBelgium . There are now more than twenty second-hand book shops in the town.Bredevoort was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Aalten. [Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten]
History
The name Bredevoort appears for the first time on the list with properties of the archbishop of
Cologne in1188 , who owned shares of the castle Bredevoort. The fight for the whole possession of the castle between Munster and Gelderland began when the earl ofSteinfurt tried to sell his share of the castle to the bishop ofMunster , and the earl of Lohn tried to sell his share to the earl ofGelderland . The fight lasted almost two centuries.From
1326 , Bredevoort was actual part of Gelderland. Between 1326 and1696 the municipality of Bredevoort repeatedly changed ownership. The former municipality of Bredevoort was comprised of the city, the castle Bredevoort, and the villagesAalten ,Dinxperlo andWinterswijk . After centuries of war, its fortifications were demolished by its inhabitants.In
1646 lightning hit thegunpowder tower of the castle, which blew up the castle and many houses in the city, killing several people, including Lord Haersolte of Bredevoort and his family. Only one son, Anthonie, who was not home that day, survived.In
1818 was the municipality of Bredevoort dissolved and since then is part of the city Bredevoort under the newly formed municipality Aalten.ights
* St. Joriskerk, Gothic Church with
rococo chair from 1672
* Windmillmolen 'De Prins van Oranje'
* Historic centre
* 19th century theehouse at the town ditch
* remains from the 17th century city gateGallery
clearPanorama view of Bredevoort.External links
* [http://www.bredevoort.nu official website of Bredevoort]
* [http://www.bredevoort-boekenstad.nl Bredevoort booktown]
* [http://www.mpvo.nl windmill Prins van Oranje]
* [http://www.gondelvaart-bredevoort.nl Gondola festival in Bredevoort]
* [http://www.heerlijkheidbredevoort.nl Heerlijkheid Bredevoort, with historic items]
* [http://www.archengigi.net/bdv.html Reconstructions old Bredevoort] 'References
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