We've got a new postcard! The 6th postcard we've received comes from OOSTERHOUT and Yesenia has done some research on this city in the southern Netherlands.
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| Oosterhout Market Square |
WHERE IS OOSTERHOUT?
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| Location of the Netherlands |
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| Location of Oosterhout in the Netherlands |
OOSTERHOUT IS FAMOUS FOR…
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| Oosterhout ceramics |
...becoming the seat of a flourishing ceramics industry, which lasted until the 19th century.
PLACES TO VISIT
The market square
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| Market square |
Walking in this square re we can find the unfinished basilica of St. John .A Romanesque church existed in 1277, but from around 1473 it was rebuilt in the current Gothic style, being finished in 1493. The tower was constructed from 1519 to 1552. It was restored several times in the following centuries.
Slotbossetoren, a destroyed castle
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| Slotbossetoren ruins |
If you want to know more about The Netherlands, watch the video below:
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