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Hein  ·  4327 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A fortification near you.

The Netherlands have a long history of fortifying their cities. The best preserved can be found around Naarden, Hulst and Heusden. A lot of pictures: http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&gs_rn=1&gs_ri=hp&#...





speeding_snail  ·  4327 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ah, I totally forgot. Many of the older cities started out as fortified towns, but many cities don't have their city walls anymore.

I also totally forgot about castle Heeswijk, which is even closer to my parents.