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Enkhuizen is located in North Holland on the IJsselmeer in the region West-Friesland and has about 18000 inhabitants.. <9> The place is a very popular excursion harbor for skippers, tourists and Dutch alike, with a regular ferry service (in summer) to Urk and Stavoren on the eastern shore of the IJsselmeer.. <9> A road leads to Lelystad via the middle dike (Houtribdijk), which separates the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer.. <9> <9> Enkhuizen lives primarily from tourism, but also from agriculture, as many vegetables and ornamental flowers are cultivated in the area.. <9> <9> History <9> <9> * 1000 initial settlements <9> * 1296 Partial annihilation by fire as a result of a dispute in which Count Floris was killed <9> * 1355 City Law <9> * 1600 Flowering herring fishing.. In the Netherlands at that time there were 500 herring fishing boats, 300 in Enkhuizen <9> * 1603 Branch of the East India Company and thus important as a seaport <9> * In 1652 Enkhuizen has 25,000 inhabitants, an unusually high number for the time <9> In the 17th century Enkhuizen, like his neighbors Edam, Hoorn, Medemblik, sinks into insignificance due to the supremacy of Amsterdam and England in the maritime trade, dating back to the 19th century.. reappeared by the growing tourism.. <9> Water tourism is particularly lucrative here.. No skipper failed to start Enkhuizen.. <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> * Dromedaris Tower, built in 1540, Havenweg 3A <9> * Bottle Ship Museum, opposite the tower, ´Flessensheepjesmuseum´, Zuiderspui 4 <9> Stadhuis City Hall from the 17th century. Jhrdt, Breedstraat 53 <9> * Zuiderkerk south church from the 15th century, Zuiderkerksteeg 1 <9> * Westerkerk west church from the 15th century, Westerstraat 136 <9> * Koepoort Kuhtor, built in 1649, Westerstraat 294 <9> * many houses the 17th and 18th centuries <9> * Museum of the Zuiderzee Museum with old ships, some of them in their original size, Wierdijk 14 <9> * Buitenmuseum des Zuiderzeemuseum, an open-air museum on the IJsselmeer <9> * Waagmuseum local and modern art <9> * Sprookjeswonderland, the fairytale forest, Kooizandweg 9 <9> * lock, at the harbor <9> <9> Enkhuizen is just great to stroll, to see and to be seen.. <9> It has many interesting restaurants, pubs and cafes and is one of its only beautiful to look at.. <9> There´s a lot to see in the summer in the various harbors, where yachts moor as well as the flat-bottomed boats of the brown fleet, all under the melodious tones of the carillon.. <9> Enkhuizen is an absolute tip on the route and should not be left out !!