Hindeloopen

Hindeloopen ( Frisian Hylpen ) is a small Dutch town in the southwest of the province of Friesland at the edge of the IJsselmeer, the former Zuiderzee.

History

Secure documents go back to the year 779 In the year 825 the name Hindolop is in a document for the first time used for this settlement. In the 12th century a chapel was built in the 14th century was a church. Hindeloopen received city rights around the year 1225 and has been one of the eleven Frisian cities. Hindeloopen was near a Priels the Wadden Sea. There was no harbor, but the ships lay at anchor at high tide at anchor at low water they lay on the seabed. At high tide, the ships were unloaded at a wharf on land charge.

Hindeloopen was an important trading city since the Middle Ages. There were entertained intensive trade relations with Lübeck and other Hanseatic cities. There were timber trade with Norway. Between 1650 and 1790 in the heyday of the Netherlands, the so-called Golden Age, the city had its most successful period with a fleet of times, more than 80 merchant ships. There were large scale goods from the colonies imported and then resold in Europe. From that time, many captains' houses, reminding us how rich Hindeloopen come. With the competition from England and France, which were the small Netherlands especially superior militarily strengthening, began in the late 18th century, the decline of the Netherlands and the decline of the city. In the late 19th century it came through increased fishing again to an improvement in the economic situation of the city. At that time there were about 75 fishing boats. The fishing boats carried the letter code HI.

After the construction of the final dike of the IJsselmeer, 1932, the Bay to an inland lake was. This led to a collapse in fish stocks in the traditional fishing. The fishing fleet had to be reduced. Today, there are a few fishermen in Hindeloopen.

Until 1984 Hindeloopen was an independent municipality, but was then merged with the neighboring cities Workum, Stavoren and parts of other municipalities to the municipality Nijefurd.

Culture and economy

Hindeloopen is today with its picturesque old houses and canals, a museum city. It lives mainly from tourism the IJsselmeer sailors and has some small souvenir shops, an interesting flea and antique markets, pubs, inns and a disco. In large yacht harbor you will find a restaurant, a small swimming pool, saunas, squash courts, and a small hotel.

Gallery

Canal

Church

Steeple (detail)

Church and Museum

Attractions

  • West Tower from 1593
  • Reformed Church from 1632
  • Former port building, the current lock home with an open bell tower of 1619
  • Former covered fish market, today Leugenbank -. Liars, 1785 On this sitting be told the biggest bombast
  • Age fishing harbor was reconstructed in 2006 and dismantled in the state of 1934
  • Old Lifeboat House, which is a museum dedicated to the rescue today
  • First Frisian Ice Museum - Het Eerste Friese Schaatsmuseum

Recreation and Sports

Outside of the town you will find two large camping, camping and camping Hindeloopen Schuilenburg having ideal conditions for windsurfing and kitesurfing. Hindeloopen is its convenient location a very suitable and popular spot for surfing and kiting. Both are allowed and the Hindeloopen campsite is a rental, and training opportunities.

By Hindeloopen the range of elfstedentocht, the famous skating marathon race runs along the eleven Frisian cities.

Telephone numbers in the Netherlands Dutch Golden Age Afsluitdijk
392411
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