| Page Views: 1,156 Last Visit to Amersfoort: - | Amersfoort, Netherlands by al_mary - last update: Apr 12, 2006 |
We found this to be an interesting little town ....
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of
the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands.
The municipality of Amersfoort consists of the following cities,
towns, villages and/or districts: Amersfoort, Hoogland,
Hooglanderveen, Stoutenburg Noord ....
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|  | Keistad Or Stone City
The nickname for Amersfoort is Keistad,
or stone city, originates in the Amersfoortse
Kei, a boulder that was dragged into the city
in 1661 by 400 people because of a bet.
This story embarrassed the inhabitants, and
they buried the boulder in the city, but after it
was found again in 1903 it was placed on a
prominent spot as a monument ....
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Second WorldWar & Amersfoort
In the Second World War there was
a concentration camp near the city of
Amersfoort.
The camp was officially called the:
Polizeiliches Durchgangslager Amersfoort
(Police Transit Camp Amersfoort), better
known as Kamp Amersfoort, was actually
located in the neighbouring municipality of
Leusden. After the war the leader of the camp,
Joseph Kotälla, was sentenced to death.
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mvdwater Wed Apr 12, 2006 15:11 UTC
Hi there Mary, Nice to read that you like the city I live in. greetings Madelon |
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