Hindeloopen (; ; Hindeloopen Frisian: ''Hielpen'' ) is an old

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on the North of the

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on the

IJsselmeer The IJsselmeer (; , ), also known as Lake IJssel in English, is a closed-off freshwater lake in the central Netherlands bordering the Provinces of the Netherlands, provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland. It covers an area of with a ...

. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest Fryslân. It is famous because of the Hindeloopen art and hindeloopen costume. Hindeloopen is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of around 875 in January 2017.Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
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History

Hindeloopen received city rights in 1225 and in 1368 it became a member of the

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. Since the 12th and 13th century, shippers of Hindeloopen undertook journeys to the North and Baltic Sea Coasts. The strong overseas connections with foreign countries and infrequent contact with the hinterland were probably the reasons for the developing of the Hindeloopen language; a mixture of West Frisian, English, Danish, and Norwegian. The shipping trade brought the population of Hindeloopen a great prosperity. The 17th and 18th century were especially golden times. At that time, the people of Hindeloopen spent a lot of money in

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on precious fabrics and objects, which were supplied through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The rich town developed in those days her own costume and a completely individual style with colorful painted walls and furniture. In the small streets some sea captains’ houses remind of this time of glory. You can see an anchor hanging on the façades of these houses, in those years a sign, that the captain could still accept freight. In summertime when the captain was at sea, the captain's wife lived with the children in the so-called “Likhus”. A little house behind the captain's house at the waterline. Before 2011, the city was part of the Nijefurd municipality and before 1984 Hindeloopen was an independent municipality.

Sights

In the old center visitors can get a feel for Hindeloopen's unique character by wandering through the narrow streets and looking for the typical wooden bridges and characteristic façades. In the Museum Hindeloopen they can become acquainted with the rich maritime history and living culture of Hindeloopen, which manifests itself in the rich Hindeloopen art and in the fine old costumes.

Gallery

File:Holland Hindeloopen 2004-013.jpg, Harbour (2004) File:Hindeloopen, de haven IMG 2367 2018-04-18 14.31.jpg, The port of Hindeloopen (2018) File:Holland Hindeloopen 2004 017.jpg, ''Sylroede'', seen from the sluice (2004) File:Hindeloopen, de schutssluis met de houten ophaalbrug RM18209 en de sluiswachterswoning RM22191 IMG 2358 2018-04-18 14.19.jpg, Lock with the wooden drawbridge and the lockkeeper's house File:Hindeloopen, gebouw bij de binnenkomst van het stadje vanaf Workum IMG 2508 2018-04-19 10.14.jpg, The building at the entrance of the town from Workum File:Hindeloopen Lovett.jpg, Hindeloopen
Pictures from Holland
1887) door Richard Lovett Peter Tazelaar in Hindeloopen.JPG, Memorial statue of Peter Tazelaar in Hindeloopen

Notable residents

* Peter Tazelaar

References

External links

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Museum Hindeloopen
Museum Hindeloopen: Hindelooper schilderkunst, klederdracht, stads- en scheepvaarthistorie. {{Authority control Cities in the Netherlands Cities in Friesland Populated places in Friesland Súdwest-Fryslân