Netherlands: Giethoorn -The Dutch Venice

Giethoorn is a town in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands with a population of 2,620.
As a popular Dutch tourist destination both within Netherlands and abroad, Giethoorn is often referred to as "Dutch Venice" (in Dutch: Hollands Venetië) or the "Venice of the Netherlands".
Giethoorn used to be a pedestrian precinct, but nowadays exceptions are made.
It became locally famous, especially after 1958, when the Dutch film maker Bert Haanstra made his famous comedy Fanfare there.
In the old part of the village, there were no roads (though a cycling path was eventually added), and all transport was done by water over one of the many canals.
The lakes in Giethoorn were formed by peat unearthing.
Tourism has an influence on the old traditional town.
The village, still only fully accessible by boat, is one of several places commonly known as the Venice of the North or Venice of the Netherlands.
Giethoorn has over 150 bridges.
In 2015, the village of Giethoorn fended off competition from some 182 contenders across the world to achieve a place on the board of the new international edition of Monopoly.
An online campaign led by local Village Marketeer Giethoorn.com resulted in enough votes to obtain spot number 21 on the special edition.
Source: Wikipedia

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