1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ENKHUIZBN. a seaport of Holland in the province of North Holland, on the Zuider Zee, and a railway terminus, 1 1 J m. N.E. by E. of Hoora, with which it is also connected by steam tramway. In conjunction with the railway service there is a steamboat ferry to Stavoren in Friesland. Pop. (1000) 6865. Enkhuizen, like its neighbour Hoorn, exhibits many interesting examples of domestic architecture dating from the i6th and i ;th centuries, when it was an important and flourishing city. The facades of the houses are usua…
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