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Location:
Europe,
Holland, Breda
Category:
River
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Description:
View from Prinsenkade over
the river Mark
Location Information:
Breda
is a municipality and a city in the
southern part of the Netherlands.
The name Breda derived from brede Aa
and refers to the confluence of the
rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified
city, the city was a strategic
military and political significance.
Although a direct Fiefdom of the
Holy Roman Emperor, the city
obtained a municipal charter; the
acquisition of Breda, through
marriage by the house of Nassau
ensured that Breda would be at the
center of political and social life
in the Lowlands.
Breda's urban area is home to an
estimated 200,000 people. The
acquisition of the city by the House
of Orange-Nassau marked its
emergence as a residenzstadt
(residence city). The presence of
the Orange-Nassau family attracted
other of nobles, who built palatial
residences in the old quarters of
the city. The most impressive one,
built by the Italian architect
Thomas Vincidor de Bologna for the
first Dutch prince, was the first
renaissance style built palace north
of the Alps. In the 15th century the
city's physical, economic and
strategic importance expanded
rapidly. A great church was built in
Brabantine Gothic style with a
gallant 97 metres (318 ft) high
tower, called Grote Kerk (main
church) or also Onze Lieve Vrouwe
Kerk (Church of Our Lady).
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