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Koepoort, Enkhuizen

Koepoort, Enkhuizen

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Koepoort, Enkhuizen

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Location: Enkhuizen, North Holland, Netherlands

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1. Cycle Path Along the Dike – Vuurtoren De Ven loop from Andijk

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2. Noorder Boerenvaart – Koepoort, Enkhuizen loop from Lutjebroek

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3. Koepoort, Enkhuizen – Koepoort, Enkhuizen loop from Enkhuizen

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Peter Luthe

June 29, 2023

One of the old city gates on the ramparts around Enkhuizen.

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Marcus K.

July 28, 2023

A monumental gateway to the city.

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Bumble-Bee

January 11, 2024

Between 1590 and 1593 Enkhuizen was expanded inland, i.e. to the west. An earthen wall was built with a new defensive moat and seven bastions. A wooden gate and a drawbridge were built where the Cow Gate now stands. Half a century later, they wanted to replace the wooden gate with a stone gatehouse. The construction drawing is probably by Jacob van Campen. The first stone was laid in 1649, but it soon became apparent that the Bentheim sandstone for the construction could not be supplied. In 1654 the gate was provisionally completed. It was already a gate through which traffic passed. Due to the construction of the Straatweg Hoorn - Enkhuizen to Hoorn, which was completed in 1671, much of the incoming traffic came through the Koepoort. However, the gate was not maintained and fell into disrepair. In 1730 the gate was restored and provided with a dome, in memory of which the year 1730 has been placed under the pediment. The gate has not changed in shape since this year. In 1793, a clock with a striking clock was installed in the dome. This tower clock was demolished around 1940 and replaced by an electric copy by J.H. Addick's tower clock factory in Amsterdam. The wrought iron clock remained in the attic of the building for many years, but suddenly disappeared. This timepiece had a special escapement by means of a verge or spoon escapement. It may now be present in the 'Klok en Peel' museum in Asten.[1] Since the 1990s, a computer-controlled clock has been connected to the transmitter in Germany. The bell with striking tone ± f2 was cast in Amsterdam by Claes Noorden and Jan Albert de Grave in 1708 and has the inscription: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM AMSTELODAMI 1708.

(nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koepoort_(Enkhuizen))

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Koepoort, Enkhuizen

1. Cycle Path Along the Dike – Vuurtoren De Ven loop from Andijk

2. Noorder Boerenvaart – Koepoort, Enkhuizen loop from Lutjebroek

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