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Historic Sites Attractions In Leek

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Leek is a municipality and a village in the Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands, bordering on the Drenthe and Fryslân provinces. The village is approximately 20 km west of Groningen on the A7 highway. The village grew around a fortification that was constructed here during the Eighty Years' War with Spain. The name 'Leek' was derived from a brook, the Leke. The town is sometimes also called De Leek. In Dutch, the people from Leek are called Leeksters. Every year around Pentecost there is a fair , drawing thousands of people from the area. Near the village is a shallow lake, called Het Leekstermeer , with recreational facilities. Actuall...
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Historic Sites Attractions In Leek

  • 1. Zuiderzee Museum (Zuiderzeemuseum) Enkhuizen
    The Zuiderzee Museum, located on Wierdijk in the historic center of Enkhuizen, is a Dutch museum devoted to preserving the cultural heritage and maritime history from the old Zuiderzee region. With the closing of the Afsluitdijk on May 28, 1932, the Zuiderzee was split in two parts: the waters below the Afsluitdijk are now called the IJsselmeer, while the waters north of it are called the Waddenzee.
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