Elburg, Gelderland, Netherlands - Kerk Church aerial view - postcard c.1970s

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• Picture / Image:  Elburg - church - aerial view
• Publisher:  Aerophoto-Schipol
• Postally used:  no
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Elburg is a municipality and a city in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands.

There is evidence of a Neolithic settlement at Elburg consisting of stone tools and pottery shards.

From Roman times there are names and shards of earthenware which suggest that there was an army camp at the site of Elburg.

The earliest extant written record of Elburg is from 796 A.D.

Between 1292 and 1296 Elburg was rebuilt after a flood in the form it is seen today, with a moat and a city wall, together with the straight pattern of the street plan. This rapid rebuilding was expensive, indicating that Elburg was reasonably affluent in medieval times.

Several records of Elburg date back to the 14th century. Elburg was granted town status by earl Jan van Geel early in the century. There is a record that Elburg got its fishing right granted in 1313. In 1367 the city was recorded as a member of the Hanseatic League.

Throughout the centuries, Elburgh remained a fishing and farming center through the end of World War II. Unlike many other Dutch towns, Elburg had refused to use city funds to build a railroad station in 1863. Because the land owners were asking unreasonably high prices for the right of way over their property, the track line Utrecht-Amersfoort-Zwolle bypassed Elburg. As a consequence, Elburg became less attractive for manufacturers compared with neighboring places like Harderwijk. In addition, the close off of the Zuiderzee in 1932 meant an end to the fishing industry of Elburg, since the former salt water bay gradually became a fresh water body. Therefore, since 1956, the city concluded that only tourism would be the most viable sector for the local economy. Because of its favourable position both on the edge of the canal and near the Veluwemeer, tourists have made it a popular tourist destination. Each year many visit to see the largely unchanged medieval town, especially during the 'Midweekfeesten', 'Botterdagen' and 'Kerst in de Vesting', who attract yearly more than 30,000 visitors.

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=europe

county/ country=netherlands

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

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