1530 - 1568 (38 years)Town-Gorkum
It is assumed that Gorinchem was founded circa 1000 AD by fishermen and farmers on the raised land near the mouth of the river Linge at the Merwede. "Goriks Heem" (Home of Gorik) is first mentioned in a document from 1224 in which Floris IV granted people from Gorinchem exemption of toll payments throughout Holland. . . . On 9 July 1572, the Watergeuzen (Dutch rebels against Spanish rule) conquered the city and captured 19 Catholic priests and monks. Because they refused to renounce their faith, these priests and monks were brought to Brielle where they were hanged and were from then on known among Catholics as the Martyrs of Gorkum.
| Date | 1580 |
| File name | Town-Gorkum.jpg |
| File Size | 31.13k |
| Dimensions | 300 x 190 |
| Linked to | Hans Jan Pannebakker |
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