Geertruidenberg, Netherlands

Netherlands

Geertruidenberg, Netherlands connects to 632 places across 6 topics through 33 Bunkabop connections, led by military and history. The Eighty Years' War runs through many of them. The city joined the Dutch Republic in 1572-1573, and Maurice of Nassau recaptured it in 1593. It shares many connections with Holland, France, and Utrecht. Named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, it received city rights in 1213. An engraving of its siege was the first commission of the artist Jacob de Gheyn II.