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De stad kreeg al in 1283 stadsrechten. Vanwege de positie op de grens van Holland en Sticht Utrecht kreeg het veel strijd te verduren. Al in 1402 belegerden de troepen van Jan van Arkel de stad. De oorlog tegen Lodewijk XIV, in de jaren zeventig van de 17e eeuw, was de reden om de stad op te nemen in de Oude Hollandse Waterlinie en voor de aanleg van vestingwerken volgens het verbeterde oud-Nederlands vestingstelsel. Tientallen panden werden hiervoor gesloopt. In 1697 werd het stadhuis gebouwd, over de inundatiesluis heen, die daarmee was beschermd tegen mogelijk verzet van ontevreden boeren als hun land onder water zou worden gezet. In 1795 veroverden de Franse troepen, onder leiding van Daendels en Pichegru Nederland, en verloor de vesting zijn functie. Tijdens de watersnood van 1809 en de stormvloed van 1820 boden de vestingwallen bescherming tegen het hoge water.

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The city received city rights as early as 1283. Because of its position on the border of Holland and Sticht Utrecht, it had to endure a lot of fighting. Already in 1402 the troops of Jan van Arkel besieged the city. The war against Louis XIV in the seventies of the 17th century was the reason for including the city in the Old Dutch Water Line and for the construction of fortifications according to the improved old Dutch fortification system. Dozens of buildings were demolished for this. In 1697, the town hall was built over the inundation lock, which was thus protected against possible resistance from dissatisfied farmers if their land were to be flooded. In 1795, the French troops, led by Daendels and Pichegru, conquered the Netherlands, and the fortress lost its function. During the flood of 1809 and the storm surge of 1820, the ramparts offered protection against the high water.

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Author Paul van de Velde

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