Stock Photo - A historic map of Schoonhoven in 1652 shows the north and west town walls,which were common during medieval times in the Netherlands. One of the medieval entrance gates of schoonhoven is still present and called ´Veerpoort´ next to the river ´lek´. This ´Veerpoort´ has protected Schoonhoven from the floods of the river Rhine and from the sea during the North Sea flood of 1953 water disaster and is still fully functional as water barrier today.

Stock Photo: A historic map of Schoonhoven in 1652 shows the north and west town walls, which were common during medieval times in the Netherlands.

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