Elburg, a little fortied town
Elburg is a fortified little town shaped like a square. The blue surrounding the town plan is the moat. The little preserved medieval town of Elburg is a perfect example of Dutch old glory. Elburg, once a wealthy town during the Middle Ages, a member of the Hanseatic League with a flourishing fishing industry, is nowadays a peaceful town in Gelderland province that mainly survives through tourism, which mainly is coming from local tourism or from neighbouring country, Germany – saw quite a number of Deutschland plate numbers. This is the little main square in the Centrum. Built only for 4 years, from 1392 to 1396, this fortified beautiful town is still in tact, in the form of a square with defensive walls which are now in ruins, and surrounded by a moat with stone bridges that connects Elburg Centrum to the rest of the Elburg municipality. It’s a picturesque place that will bring you back in time. The streets are straight and in the main square is a tea house and small canal with...