Here I am, with the first real story from The Netherlands.
If you ever been here on holidays you might have heard or even seen the smallest town of The Netherlands, situated in the municipality of Bronckhorst, Gelderland; Bronkhorst!
It is a town with only 171 inhabitants (in 2006 according to Wikipedia).
The tiny town was established somewhere around the year 1000 as a fortified farming settlement, so Bronkhorst is not only the smallest town but also a very old and ancient town.
In a document dated 13 March 1482, Gijsbert VII granted city rights to the inhabitants of the village Bronkhorst. Concretely this meant, among other things, that they were given limited self-government and were allowed to administer the law to some extent.
Bronkhorst is known for its picturesque buildings, houses and a museum dedicated to Charles Dickens which also contains items purchased from the former Dickens museum at Rochester.
Bronkhorst has about 38 national monuments, including a mill and a Jewish cemetery. All the places of interest can be combined into one short tour.
Bronkhorst has also got a lot of exclusive shops....
Also the surrounding is beautiful....
The old shed; here you can buy ancient Dutch products but also nice cheese, jams, lollies etc....
Monumental farmhouses are all over the place...
Is that all?? No, it now might look like my story is very short and I'm going the easy way but you are wrong there as I putt all the effort into a compilation of the nicest pictures....
While watching this movie will make you feel stepping back in time....
Enjoy;
Cheers!
