Brielle lies on the island Voorne and other Brielle, Netherlands General Tips

Favorite Thing: Europoort is in fact a huge conglomeration of chemical industry. See travelogue Europoort
But...hang on...attached to Europoort there is the island Voorne-Putten, an amazingly quiet rural region, rich in history and culture and a great place to live.


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Favorite Thing: Then please visit my Leiden page,, where all my travelogues ended up after the VT transfer. I am working on it.


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Favorite Thing: 17 June 2004: According to recent research by weekmagazine Elsevier, Brielle is 7th on the list of Dutch towns where the living is good. The list, with 50 top places, scored highest on housing, schools, tourism and recreation, safety, medical care, recreation and the average income of the population.

Fondest Memory: For Dutch readers more here:

http://www.zibb.nl/overheid/nieuwsbericht.asp?artnr=777594&versie=1

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Favorite Thing: The hanging of the 19 martyrs of Gorcum (19 martelaren van Gorcum) in July 1572. These catholic priests were hung in Brielle. And there are still yearly (modest) pilgrimages and commemorations to and in Brielle. They used to be quite big. Not so these days, though last year I saw the procession from my center-of-town home window, passing by. An interesting sight in this otherwise mostly protestant town :-)

Wikipedia article in Dutch
Wikipedia article in English

Fondest Memory: For a photo, look here
I'll have to get on my bike to make my own! :-)

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