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Marken (Holland)

20 km away from Amsterdam, Marken is a fishing village against Volendam on an island in the inland lake IJsselmeer. Until 1957 was only 2.5 km from the coast. Today is joined by a dam on which runs a road, considered a peninsula, located in the municipality of Waterland in the province of North Holland. Part of national heritage, besides being a renowned tourist resort.
From the Middle Ages, Marken has lost about a third of its total area. In the area east of the island, under water, they are still remains of a medieval cloister which was devastated by the waves.
Its inhabitants speak a dialect own and, even today, still wearing their Dutch costumes. This, together with the typical architecture of wooden houses painted in green and black hills and built on stilts, the narrow streets, its harbor and peaceful atmosphere, makes a lovely place Marken own past.

Marken is one of the places to be missed for the traveler to Amsterdam. Mostly devoted to fishing, consists of two core features painted wooden houses typical of the Dutch region, most built in the fifteenth century. Upon arrival surprised us both tranquility in this area as the large number of beautiful homes (many of them considered national monuments), the beautiful windmills, and his close port involved in a purely marine environment. This beautiful town is possibly the most traditional village in the Netherlands.
Originally, the monks of Friesland settled on the island in the thirteenth century. Their main livelihood were agriculture and livestock. To protect from water, dikes were built around the island, setting houses on the highest points. Marken residents turned to fishing from the fourteenth century until the construction of Afsluitdijk in 1932 that marked the end of this source of income and changed the way of life of many communities in the Netherlands.
For more than a century old fishing village became a major tourist attraction, focusing on items such as costumes and features wooden houses on stilts.

In Marken we find a landscape developed over the remains of "Goudriaankanaal, built between 1826 and 1828, and which was never put into operation. Today is essentially a residential area divided into different settlements: Grootewerf, Havenbuurt, Kerkbuurt, Moeniswerf, Rozewerf and Wittewerf.

"" Of interest in Marken:

»Marken Museum (Kerkbuurt 44): Located on four ancient fishermen's cottages, where smoked eel and herring permanent exhibition offers a detailed overview of the history of island and many everyday objects. In it, we can see what life was like a fisherman of the population at different times until 1932. The museum houses that have retained their original structure and are decorated with furniture of that time, the symbol of the transition from local fishing community to resort.
The museum has major collections, which we will find prints, paintings, antique furniture, paintings and Jan Reiner Moenis Peijnenburg, and an extensive collection of traditional clothes. The museum is equipped with an interesting audio-visual presentation on the history of Marken and his peculiar costume.
"Havenbuurt, 21 : Homes fishermen to appreciate the narrowness of the houses, all kept the same structure and small dimensions.
"Paard van Marken Lighthouse : Designed by Valk, dates from 1839. It has a large tower some 16 meters high. This tower was a beacon square in 1700, but years later it was rebuilt by giving its characteristic shape. Today the lighthouse is occupied, but since 1970 has been declared a national monument.
"clog factory.
"Irene Hoeve Farm.
"" Bibliography and sources: " Amsterdam and surroundings (The Visual Guides Country Aguilar) " Marken (Holland America) " Marken (Visit Amsterdam)
"" Links: " Amsterdam Tourism "Marken (Wikipedia) " Marken