This Is Holland #8 by wastl001

Photography • Landscape • posted on Aug 03, 2010

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After a long long time I've found some time to update this series on my little country. Above picture shows part of Giethoorn, a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 25 km north of the city of Zwolle. Giethoorn used to be a carfree town known in the Netherlands as "Venice of the North" or "Venice of the Netherlands". It became famous, especially after 1958, when the Dutch film maker Bert Haanstra made his famous comedy "Fanfare" there. Therefore, Giethoorn is an internationally well-known tourist attraction in the Netherlands. In the old part of the village, there were no roads (nowadays there is a cycling path), and all transport was done by water over one of the many canals. The lakes in Giethoorn were formed by peat unearthing. Thanks for your views and comments in advance, and take care! Paul