Brielle

E97219

city fortified town municipality

Brielle is a historic fortified town in the Dutch province of South Holland, known for its well-preserved medieval center and role in the Eighty Years' War.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → fortified town → municipality →
captureDate	1572-04-01 →
capturedBy	Sea Beggars →
country	Netherlands →
governedBy	municipal council of Brielle →
hasAreaCode	0181 →
hasCityRightsSince	1306 →
hasCommemoration	annual 1 April celebrations →
hasCulturalHeritageStatus	protected townscape in the Netherlands →
hasEconomicActivity	recreation → tourism →
hasFortifications	bastions → city walls → moats →
hasHeritage	well-preserved medieval center →
hasHistoricEvent	iconoclastic riots of the 16th century →
hasHistoricFunction	strategic coastal fortress → trading town →
hasLandmark	Sint-Catharijnekerk → city hall of Brielle → harbor of Brielle → statue of William the Silent →
hasMotto	Libertatis Primitiae →
hasMuseum	Historisch Museum Den Briel →
hasNearbyInfrastructure	Maasvlakte industrial area → Port of Rotterdam →
hasPostalCodePrefix	3230 → 3231 →
hasReligiousBuilding	Protestant churches → Roman Catholic church of St. Catharina →
hasUrbanFeature	canals → historic harbor front → medieval street pattern →
knownFor	capture by the Sea Beggars on 1 April 1572 →
languageUsed	Dutch →
locatedIn	South Holland →
locatedNear	Nieuwe Maas → North Sea →
locatedOn	island of Voorne-Putten →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoMeaning	First fruits of freedom →
observesDST	CEST →
partOf	historical region of Voorne →
playedRoleIn	Eighty Years' War →
timeZone	CET →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
South Holland →	containsCity
Spijkenisse →	locatedEastOf
Zwartewaal →	locatedNear
Maarten Tromp →	placeOfBirth