City walk Medemblik

City walk Medemblik

You start the walking tour at the station of Medemblik also terminal station of the steam train Hoorn-Medemblik. You will then walk past the widow houses, widows lived here whose husbands did not return from sea.  The orphanage gate is part of the former orphanage. The first church you encounter is the Bonifacius Church, built in 1404 and rebuilt after two fires in 1555. It is a late Gothic hall church with two naves. You then walk past the RK Martinuskerk, from 1903 and then come to the Flour Mill, a rebuilt 17th -century oil mill. You continue your route to the Westerhaven, where the wall along the harbor used to provide protection from the Zuiderzee. After this you will come to Castle Radboud, a castle built in the 13th century by Count Floris V. This castle, used as a barracks, served as an army base against rebellious West Frisians. The painting of Rembrandt was hidden here during the Second World War. You will then walk along the Pekelharinghaven, from where the VOC conducted its trade. On Front Island No. 2 is a white house, built by a cheese merchant in 1862 who wanted to become mayor of the city. You will pass the Synagogue next. Early in the 18th century the first Jews settled in Medemblik. This Synagogue dates from 1808. At the Kaasmarkt you will see the Kaaswaag, This weighing house dating from 1692 was the replacement of the old weighing house opposite the Bonifacius Church from the 14th century. In the shopping street, De Nieuwstraat, you will find many old buildings such as number 58, number 26 from 1613. You now come to the end of the walking route at the Station.