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GORINCHEM, or GORCUM

This article appears in Volume V12, Page 258 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: GOA-GRA
GORINCHEM, or GORCUM , a fortified town of Holland in the province of
south
  Holland, on the right bank of the Merwede at the confluence of the Linge, 16 m. by rail W. of
Dordrecht
 . It is connected by the Zederik and Merwede canals with Amster-dam, and steamers ply hence in every direction. Pop. (1900) 11,987. Gorinchem possesses several interesting old houses, and overlooking the river are some fortified gateways of the 17th century. The principal buildings are the old church of St Vincent, containing the monuments of the lords of Arkel; the town
hall
 , a prison, custom-
house
 , barracks and a military
hospital
 
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. The charitable and benevolent institutions are numerous, and there are also a library and several learned associations. Gorinchem possesses a good harbour, and besides working in gold and silver, carries on a considerable trade in
grain
 , hemp, cheese, potatoes, cattle and fish, the salmon fishery being noted. Woerkum, or Woudrichem, a little below the town on the left bank of the Merwede, is famous for its quaint old buildings, which are decorated with mosaics.


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