Enkhuizen is a small historic port city on the IJsselmeer. It was already founded between 1000-1200 and at that time still had an open access to the sea. Today it is a city with a population of 16,000. The United East India Company has left its mark in Enkhuizen, of which still bear witness a number of former VOC warehouses, which are now used for residential purposes. Water sports enthusiasts will find in Enkhuizen a modern marina with all arrangements. There yachts can dock in the old town. In Enkhuizen against a dike that leads to Lelystad, there is a lock, of which make use many historic ships.
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The landmark of the city Enkhuizen is the 'Drommedaris'. This gate was built in the 6th century to monitor the access to the port. Before Drommedaris stands the bronze statue of Paul Potter, a painter from the 17th century. The Dromedarius itself has long served as a prison.
The Koepoort, a defense tower on the land side of the city was built in 1649.
The Zuiderzee Museum, which is housed in the old wearhouses from the 17th century, opens to visitors the cultural heritage from a time when the largest inland waters of the country was still open sea.
In the wide area of the museum, crisscrossed by canals, around 135 historical buildings (schools, cafes, farms, fishermen's cottages, gabled houses) were built and faithfully reproduces the style of its time (1880 to 1932). They offer a vivid insight into the life and work of past times.
The churches built in the mid-15th century,the Zuiderkerk and the Westerkerk are the largest structures in Enkhuizen, both late Gothic churches.
The building of the scale (Stedelijk Waagmuseum) at Kaasmarkt was built in 1559 in the style of the early Renaissance. In 1636 the upper floor of the guild of surgeons was provided who carried out the training of physicians here. Today it houses a unique collection of old, medical instruments, as well as a living room from the 18th century, a dentist room from 1930 and a hospital room from 1910.
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