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 The Golden Circle - Discover The Golden Circle - Cities and villages - Friesland - Hindeloopen
The numerous boats, the endless views across the lake and the hustle and bustle in the harbor are a sight for sore eyes.
Hindeloopen is well known for its distinctive style of painting.
Hindeloopen is one of the eleven cities in the province of Friesland.
www.holland.com /goudencirkel/gb/discover/cities/friesland/hindeloo.html   (474 words)

  
 Hindeloopen Information
Hindeloopen, or "Hylpen" as the residents themselves are calling, belongs with the townships Workum and Stavoren and some surrounding villages to the new-formed municipality Nijefurd.
Who is coming to Hindeloopen by ship, sees from a distant the silhouette of this old fishing town with the oblique church tower.
In the afternoon you may make a walk on the dyke along the beach, a little romantic; the mysterious tranquillity, the sparkling water and the slow dashing from the water against he basalt stones, are calling up a silence in a world of restlessness.
www.vacantiehuis.com /eng/hindeloopen.html   (709 words)

  
 Artezan | Traditional Folk Art | Hindeloopen
Hindeloopen is named after a little harbour village in the northern province of Friesland in the Netherlands where, at the beginning of the 17th century, woodcarving became very popular.
Typical Hindeloopen colours were used in this project and the sides of the box cover were decorated with a marbling effect.
Hindeloopen scrolls and flowers with a Dutch scenery painted in three tints of blue on a carousel.
www.artezan.com /artezan/styles-n-techniques/traditional/hindeloopen.html   (434 words)

  
 Early Greenland Kayaks - pg.3
The cross sections are also considerably different: The Hindeloopen kayak is structurally hard-chined, but its hull shape is multi-chined because of the gunwale's lower edge protruding into the skin, and the breadth between its chines is proportionately narrower than the Brielle's.
Unlike the Hindeloopen, the Brielle kayak has another pair of holes through the gunwales and skin-covering toward the stern, evidence of another deck line.
Three of the kayaks in Nooter's study, the Hindeloopen among them, were painted with a white wave pattern along the waterline and a very dark blue/green elsewhere.
www.seakayakermag.com /2002/02Oct/greenland03.htm   (343 words)

  
 Friesland: Afsluitdijk (enclosing dike), Makkum and Hindeloopen
The traditional costume of Hindeloopen is very typical for the town.
Hindeloopen painting can be found on many different kind of objects, but specifically on furniture.
On it there are always some old Hindeloopen skippers who can tell a tale or two about the fishing days.
www.comforttours.nl /paginas/friesland.html   (270 words)

  
 Hindeloopen Decorative Folk Art by Eye Design   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The HINDELOOPEN style of decorative painting is part of a European folk art that was seen in a region extending from Scandinavia and the Low Countries through Germany and Switzerland reaching into the Italian Tyrol.
The little town is situated on the west coast of the northern province of Friesland and is today a yacht station and a place of considerable tourist attraction where HINDELOOPEN art may be seen in the museums and town itself.
HINDELOOPEN painting and different Dutch styles in other places such as Asendelft, Marken and Staphorst, perished as a consequence of the Napoleonic wars and with the advent of the Industrial Revolution.
home.freeuk.net /eyedesign/htm/artformhist.htm   (290 words)

  
 guidething: Hindeloopen travel guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In steady decline since the 17-th century, Hindeloopen (Hylpen in Frisian) is a treaser trove on the IJsselmeer.
One of the major sights is the Hidde Nijland museum housed in the fromer town hall, with a survey of 18 and 19-th century Hindeloopen culture.
Hindeloopen is also a good place to go for watersports on the IJsselmeer
www.guidething.com /europe/netherlands/friesland/hindeloopen   (150 words)

  
 De Stedentocht: Hindeloopen (nummer 3, 2001)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Het uitleggebied van Hindeloopen is een wijk van polyester, glimmende jachten en glimmende auto's.
Hindeloopen was de zetel van Oostzeevaarders en omdat ze zelf geen haven had, was Amsterdam de thuishaven.
Als de schipper op zee was woonde zijn vrouw en kinderen in het likhús, een klein huisje achter in de tuin.
www.noorderbreedte.nl /artikel/01-3-05.htm   (972 words)

  
 Camping Hindeloopen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
"Camping Hindeloopen" is a child-friendly four-star campsite on the IJsselmeer.
Get a feel for Hindeloopen's unique character by wandering through the narrow streets and looking for the lovely views, the typical wooden bridges, characteristic façades, painter's studios, etc. In the old fishing port you will find inviting bars and restaurants, from where you can watch the boats coming and going.
Hindeloopen's two museums, Het "Hidde Nijland Museum" and "Het eerste Friese Schaatsmuseum" (the first Friesian Skating Museum) are definitely worth visiting.
www.campinghindeloopen.nl /engels/main-eng.htm   (396 words)

  
 Hindeloopen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Hindeloopen has approximately 861 residents, which, for a genuine Frisian city, is an exceptionally small number.
Hindeloopen is renowned both in the Netherlands as well as abroad for its rich painted cabinets, chairs, tables and other household articles.
Hindeloopen is an international center for water sports.
www.thuismetkunst.com /pages/Hindeloopen%20.htm   (152 words)

  
 Early Greenland Kayaks - pg.5
With their extreme differences, the Hindeloopen and the Brielle were prime candidates for replication.
I started with the Hindeloopen and, needless to say, had to lengthen the cockpit opening to ensure a fit.
Some material substitutions had to be made in creating the replicas: I used tarred nylon seining twine for the lashings in the Hindeloopen replica, and split fl plastic crate-strapping material to simulate the baleen lashings in the Brielle kayak.
www.seakayakermag.com /2002/02Oct/greenland05.htm   (382 words)

  
 Neerlands Goed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In former times the wife of the captain lived with her children in this small house, built with one side in the water, while her husband was away.
This meant she did not have to clean the large house, with its collection of porcelain and richly decorated Hindeloopen furniture and chintz.
It is situated in the middle of the small historic town of Hindeloopen.
www.neerlandsgoed.nl /engels/likhus_en.html   (366 words)

  
 Hindeloopen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Hindeloopen heeft zijn bloeitijd gekend tussen 1600 en 1650: in 1645 woonden er maar liefst 100 grootschippers (kustvaarders) en tussen 1647 en 1648 ging eenderde van alle houtvaart naar Noorwegen.
Hindeloopen heeft zijn bekendheid te danken aan zijn huizenbouw.
De zogenaamde 'kapiteinshuizen' en verder is Hindeloopen bekend door zijn eigen klederdracht en zijn meubelschilderwerk dat veel naar Noorwegen werd geëxporteerd.
www.frieslandnet.nl /hinde/index.html   (113 words)

  
 Artezan | Decorative Painting News | Visit to Hindeloopen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The museum, housed in the former Town Hall of Hindeloopen, contained exhibits of original 18th Century work by Hindeloopers from traditional furniture to everyday objects and children's toys.
Hindeloopen art on plaques personalise the entrance to this house.
Janny explained that her husband had painted this piece to show the difference between the traditional 18th Century Hindeloopen style and what is mostly painted today.
www.artezan.com /artezan/index-links/news/news-hindeloopen/hindeloopen-visit.htm   (568 words)

  
 dutch trade on Narva in the 18th century   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Faber, in his major work on the economic history of pre-modern Friesland, estimates that one household in five in Hindeloopen in the eighteenth century was headed by a shipmaster engaged in the trade on Narva and operating through merchants in Amsterdam.
The strong involvement of Hindeloopen shipmasters in the Narva trade is reaffirmed by the information contained in the Galjootsgeld registers.
There was a radical downward turn in the hegemony of shipmasters from Hindeloopen at the time of the general restructuring in the early 1760s.
esf.niwi.knaw.nl /esf1998/projects/sont/html/epub1.html   (5401 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Dutch Proverbs: Books: Holly Flame Heusinkveld,Jean Caris-Osland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Hindeloopen folk art is a distinctive style of art, drawing from the scrolls of the Baroque period, the exotic birds of East Indian art, and the stylization of flower forms.
Its geographical roots lie in the northwest Netherlands in the thriving seaport of seventeenth-century Hindeloopen.
The stylized Hindeloopen folk art, interwoven among the words of wisdom from the Dutch, creates an aesthetically charming collection.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1572160497?v=glance   (513 words)

  
 Hindeloopen Decorative Folk Art by Eye Design   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Whilst living in Holland she was introduced to a new found interest and studied the HINDELOOPEN decorative style of painting.
After returning to England and continuing with the folk art painting she was aware that the Dutch style of decorative painting created a great deal of interest.
The HINDELOOPEN style of folk art is recognisable by the colours used and the decorative floral and bird motifs.
home.freeuk.net /eyedesign/htm/artistprofile.htm   (247 words)

  
 Hindeloopen.com || Museum Hindeloopen
The museum is housed in the former townhall, which was used as such from 1683 to 1919.
The building was first used as a museum in 1919 and gives a survey of 8th and l9th century Hindeloopen culture through furnished period rooms and several utensils and ornaments.
In a big show-case on the groundfloor, on one side, you will see objects painted in Hindeloopen style, such as: flap-tables, cupboardbed doors and a sleigh which was moved by pointed sticks.
www.hindelopen.com /museum.htm   (274 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Though Joyce was born and raised in South Holland, Illinois, she is of Dutch descent with both sets of grandparents immigrating from the province of Friesland in the Netherlands, in which the town of Hindeloopen is located.
She received a BA in music education from Dordt College and an Iowa Arts Council Folk Arts Apprenticeship grant in 1991 for in-depth study of the art of Hindeloopen.
Rich colors of green, rust, gold, fl, blue and brown are used to paint on any type of wood (including furniture) or tin objects for individuals and organizations.
www.iowaartscouncil.org /publications_&_resources/directories_&_rosters/iowa_artists_&_performing_groups/pages/BloemendaalJoyce/BloemendaalJoyce.htm   (187 words)

  
 goDutch.com The Dutch Heritage Website:: iCities :: IJsselmeer Region
The town originated on a land tongue in one of the main sea arms connecting the Almere (as IJsselmeer was known in the early Middel Ages) with the North Sea.
Hindeloopen received its city charter in 1225 and later became a member of the Hanseatic League.
Present day: Having become a town relying on tourism, Hindeloopen exhibits its Golden Age exteriors and the particular interior decorating, painting and woodworking styles dating from that era and which were based on Scandinavian examples.
www.godutch.com /iwindmill/icities/IJsselmeer/hindeloopen.asp   (284 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Together with a friend Alex and his 11-year-old son Rogier, we made a sailing trip from Amsterdam via Hindeloopen to the Dutch Sea islands Terchelling and Texel.
During this trip the engine failed at the moment we wanted to enter Hindeloopen to stay there for a night.
Hindeloopen has a very narrow entrance, but due to the fact that the wind direction was exactly what we needed, we entered and moored using a small fore sail.
home.tiscali.nl /woutersbalboa27/data/latestnews.htm   (372 words)

  
 Hindeloopen NauticFriend The Ultimate Worldwide Water Sports Directory
Description: De Stichting Stadsherstel Hindeloopen -opgericht op 3 december 1970 op advies van de Fryske Akademy- heeft als doel, het oude stadsschoon zo goed mogelijk te bewaren of weer in oude glorie te doen herstellen.
Het bestuur is samengesteld uit vertegenwoordigers van diverse organisaties, zoals Plaatselijk Belang, Museum "De Hidde Nijland Stichting", Zang- en Dansgroep "Aald Hielpen" en Donateurs.
Secretaris is de heer IJ.Wijbrands, Balkepôlle 4, 8713 LE in Hindeloopen
www.nauticfriend.com /referer/detail/86   (107 words)

  
 Hindeloopen at topspots.org the windsurf site with many locations to go windsurfing Have a holiday everyday, go ...
Hindeloopen at topspots.org the windsurf site with many locations to go windsurfing Have a holiday everyday, go windsurfing!::
Hindeloopen is a small place at the IJsselmeer.
At some places the water is a little bit to shallow (sandbank) so when you want to keep your finn ok, watch out.
www.topspots.org /spots/spot.php?id=138   (156 words)

  
 Ferienhaus / Vakantiehuis in Hindeloopen || Woning met bedrijfsruimte / Kerk te koop in Friesland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Vakantie vieren in een droomhuis in de stadskern van Hindeloopen — vakantiehuis te huur — Ijsselmeer - Geniet van een heerlijke vakantie in Hindeloopen in het vakantiedroomhuis.
— woning te huur - vakantiewoning in Hindeloopen / Friesland te huur — verhuur - huren Het vakantiehuis is gevestigd in een monumentaal kerkje uit 1680 en ligt in de stadskern van Hindeloopen, vlakbij het IJsselmeer.
— Ferienhaus, Ferienwohnung, ferientraumhaus zu vermieten - Urlaub verbringen in einer Traumhaus inmitten der Altstad von Hindeloopen.
www.kerktekoop.nl   (153 words)

  
 Norwegian Merchant Fleet - Ship Forum
I checked my collection and cannot find a tjalk Hindeloopen confiscated by the Dutch Navy in 1940.
I cannot find a Hindeloopen at all in my pretty extensive database.
I know nothing is sure in life, but I doubt very much there was a Hindeloopen in Holland in the years 1940-1945, but I like to be surprised.
www.warsailors.com /phorum/read.php?f=1&t=4068&a=1   (106 words)

  
 Official destination guide of the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions - Cities and regions - Stroll along cities ...
Official destination guide of the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions - Cities and regions - Stroll along cities - Hindeloopen
In spite of this, it was a rich trading town, partly because the local Hindeloopen people made clever use of the shipping activities in Stavoren.
The result was that this settlement was able to develop into a proper city.
www.holland.com /global/cities/hindeloo.html   (101 words)

  
 The Costumes of Hindeloopen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Members of 'Aald Hielpen' wear the Hindeloopen costume, as it was worn in Hindeloopen in the early part of the 19th century.
The Hindeloopen costume is very colourful and varied.
In the old days in Hindeloopen, it used to be easy to see from a number of costume accessories, if a woman was married or not.
www.aaldhielpen.nl /english/kled_eng.htm   (254 words)

  
 courses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Since she has been living in Hindeloopen, she has focused and specialized in the different styles of Hindeloopen painting.
Her goal is to make her pupils enthusiastic over Hindeloopen painting.
She has designed a course through which her pupils will learn by painting, step by step, how the old Hindelooper folk art developed through the centuries.
www.thuismetkunst.com /pages/courses.htm   (669 words)

  
 Welcome to HINDELOOPEN folk art painting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
HINDELOOPEN is a small town name located in the northern part of the Netherlands.
The history of Hindeloopen painting is back to the late of 17th century.
of Hindeloopen works, was held and this event lead to the rediscovery and
www.luice.or.jp /~massisow/historye.htm   (135 words)

  
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