Tuesday, 3rd we made our way from the lovely lakeside mooring moving 38km further down the Maas to Heusden.
Wow, Heusden is an amazing town. Has a fascinating history. Was a fortified town for 600 years until 1821when all the fortifications were dismantled and ground used for allotments ( property developers not a new phenomena) The older harbour drained and filled in early 1900's and turned into a square. WW2 a lot of damage done but fortunately when rebuilding began there was a trend towards authentic reconstruction. 1965 the town council in a stroke of genius decided to rebuild the fortifications and excavated the inner harbour and restore all to original condition!
cute gardens
confronting image to see on way into town!
typical architecture
Wow, Heusden is an amazing town. Has a fascinating history. Was a fortified town for 600 years until 1821when all the fortifications were dismantled and ground used for allotments ( property developers not a new phenomena) The older harbour drained and filled in early 1900's and turned into a square. WW2 a lot of damage done but fortunately when rebuilding began there was a trend towards authentic reconstruction. 1965 the town council in a stroke of genius decided to rebuild the fortifications and excavated the inner harbour and restore all to original condition!
cute gardens
confronting image to see on way into town!
typical architecture
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