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Real Name: Anke-Thea
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Local Customs: Houses have names
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  • Written by ATLC on Mar 23, 2003
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  • Many houses in The Netherlands have names. Especially farms and townhouses in old city centers.
    But never as much as in Middelburg!
    Whereas elsewhere there seem to be more gablestones (thinking of Maastricht), the names of houses in Middelburg often are placenames or refer to the former use of the building. I don't know if the names are historical or that some houseowners "cheat" and just think up a name if the house doesn't have one.

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    Local Customs: Miss Middelburg
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  • Written by ATLC on Mar 23, 2003
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  • Het Middelburgsch Juffertje
    (Miss Middelburg !)

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    Local Customs: Name and gablestone
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  • The gablestone shows a griffioen (the name of the house also).
    My dictionary says a griffon is a mythological animal with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion. Known to be fierce and cruel.

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    Local Customs: Hendrik de Keyser Foundation
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  • I saw various houses with this little blue sign. It means the owners got money from this trust fund to restore their houses.
    Hendrik de Keyser was an important Dutch architect.

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    Comments for ATLC about Middelburg
    angiebabe Thu Mar 1, 2007 14:58 UTC
     Hi ive enjoyed looking through your tips and pics! its a few years now since my driving trips around the netherlands - loved all of them! nice to refresh my memories!still need to work on my pages yet! thanks though!
    Toyin Thu Feb 17, 2005 04:22 UTC
     Nice historical approach to this work. Good updates, thanks for sharing.
    Waalewiener Mon Sep 13, 2004 05:45 UTC
     Very very good Anke Thea , was zo nice to see the pictures of the 1953 flood en you gave some much nice and helpful information A T thank you for educating me (again) Ik heb honger voor een Sateetje. Dagggg.
    starling Wed Jul 23, 2003 21:37 UTC
     Thanks AT, can't wait to see the rest.
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