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Picture above: nice facades on the Market Square of Hulst
 

 

Monuments in Hulst

The town walls of Hulst.  Hulst is known as a fortified town; it is one of the few places in the Low Countries that still has its town walls virtually intact.  They are not only nice to see from an strategic and architectural point-of-view but they are also very pleasant for a walk.  The historic center of the town is situated completely inside these walls that still completely encircle it.  These fortifications are the largest monument of Hulst and in their present state, they still largely date back to the  80 Years War [more info].

 

 

The basilica of Saint-Willibrordus.  Construction of this gothic church started in 1200 but it would take untill 1534 for it to be completed, at the dawn of the religious troubles and iconoclastic fury.  Once the catholic Spaniards were driven out of Hulst in 1645 (80 Years War), the church passed on to the protestants.  This situation remained until the French occupation under Napoleon (1806) when the church was split in two parts: one half for the protestants, the other for the catholics [more info]

 

The Refuges of Hulst.  A refuge is, as the word implies, a house that was built by religious orders where they could take shelter in case of emergency.  These refuges were constructed in fortified towns.  When there was danger, monks could leave their farmsteads on the countryside behind to these safe places, safely behind the walls of the town.  There were also refuges in Hulst.  Three of those houses are still there: Baudeloo, Cambron and Ter Duinen.  They are some of the most beautiful edifices in the town [more info]

 

 

The town hall of Hulst.  The beautiful, proud town hall of Hulst is located centrally on the 'Grote Markt' (the main market square).  The slender tower is very characteristic.  It was built between 1528 and 1534 on the spot where there used to be a hall.  The historic town hall can be visited.
Address: Grote Markt.

 

's Landshuis.  This is one of the nicest historic buildings in the town.  This monumental house was built in the 17th century and was used for governmental purposes.  More specifically it was the house of the magistrate of the 'Ambacht Hulst' (that consists of the territory of Hulst and three other surrounding communities).  Nowadays the tourist office (VVV) is situated here.
Address: Steenstraat 37

 

Town mill.  The town mill is a stone mill with gallery built in 1792.  The sails can be turned into the wind at the top.  It was initially erected to provide food for the town's garrison of soldiers.  Later on the mill passed into private hands; nowadays the town owns the windmill and made it operational again. 
Location: Molenbastion

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