Marken is a former island, now a peninsula, in the Markermeer that has been connected to the mainland by a dike since 1957. The village belongs to the municipality of Waterland in the Dutch province of North Holland. It was an independent municipality until 1991. In that year the territory was added to the municipality of Waterland. For at least a century, the former fishing village has been a tourist attraction. Marken's distinctive traditional costume has contributed to this. Characteristic are the wooden houses on stilts. Even older are the so-called yards, artificial elevations on which people lived. Marken forms one living and residential area, but is divided into various hamlets. Originally they were also separate from each other. The neighborhoods around the harbor and the church have merged with each other in the course of the 20th century. These are the Havenbuurt, Kerkbuurt and De Kets (also known as Kets for short).
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Hello, nice that you take a look in my shop. So my name is Gert Hilbink, living in Coevorden. I have been doing photography since I was 13, inspired by a biology teacher at the then U.L.O. school in Coevorden. Generally I mainly photograph nature but actually.. Read more…