Marken
| Marken Mereke | ||
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| Town | ||
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Marken is known for its characteristic old wooden buildings. | ||
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 Marken in the municipality of Waterland. | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | North Holland | |
| Municipality | Waterland | |
| Population (2004) | ||
| • Total | 1,846 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Marken is a peninsula in the Markermeer, in the Netherlands and a former island in the Zuiderzee, located in the municipality Waterland in the province North Holland. It is the namesake of the Markermeer, the body of water which surrounds it. The former island is nowadays connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway. Also, Marken is a well-known tourist attraction, well known for its characteristic wooden houses. For some time during the later 19th and early 20th centuries, Marken and its inhabitants were the focus of considerable attention by folklorists, ethnographers and physical anthropologists, who regarded the small fishing town as a relic of the traditional native culture that was destined to disappear as the modernization of the Netherlands gained pace.[1] Among them was the Belgian painter Xavier Mellery who stayed in Marken at the request of Decoster. He was asked to perform illustrative work and delivered several intimist works.
Marken was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged into Waterland.[2]
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Satellite image of Marken
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The famous lighthouse (Paard van Marken) of Marken
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Girls in traditional costumes (c. 1900)
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Fisherman in traditional costume (c. 1900)
See also
References
- ↑ H.W. Roodenburg, "Marken als relict: het samengaan van schilderkunst, toerisme, volkskunde en fysische antropologie rond 1900". Volkskundig Bulletin 25.2/3 (1999), 197-214.
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links
- Map of the municipality Waterland
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Marken". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.