Former River Dune Ginnekenweg/Rustlandstraat
Around the inn that stood here—‘Den Doorntuyn’—they built a high sand embankment.
The busy Ginnekenweg runs through the colorful Zandberg neighborhood. But imagine stepping into a time machine, to be exact, to August 27, 1624. Back then, this area was a river dune. And this dune was occupied by a Spanish troop. Around the inn that stood here—‘Den Doorntuyn’—they built a high sand embankment. It was a true combat position, and an unwelcome and unexpected surprise for the Breda soldiers stationed here. This spot thus means more than you might initially think: it marks the beginning of the Siege of Breda, during which Spanish troops cut the city off from the outside world for eleven months.
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