449 years after Oudewater murder, the city once again reflects on horrific events

449 years after Oudewater murder the city once again reflects

On August 6, the Catholic Spanish bombarded the city walls with cannonballs. A day later, the soldiers entered the city, says city historian Nettie Stoppelenburg. “That also meant the end.” Some of the inhabitants were murdered by the Spanish and part of the city burned down.

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