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Gouda, elegantiss. Hollandiae Opp. ad Isalam amnem ubi Goudam flu. à quo Oppidum nomen habet, absorbet 1585.
Gouda was a fortress of faith and water, where a single command could sink the landscape to stop an invading army. Discover the history of a city that balanced delicate stained glass with the brutal reality of strategic flooding.