Editing Enkhuizen (section)

== History ==
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|source      = {{Harvnb|Lourens|Lucassen|1997|pp=59–60}}
|1398|1900
|1477|3500
|1494|3175
|1514|3600
|1553|4450
|1557|5500
|1561|7750
|1622|21878
|1632|19150
|1732|10420
|1795|6803
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Enkhuizen, like [[Hoorn]] and [[Amsterdam]], was one of the harbour-towns of the [[Dutch East India Company|VOC]], from where overseas trade with the [[East Indies]] was conducted. It received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1355. On June 24, 1572 during the [[Eighty Years' War]], in Enkhuizen five [[Franciscans]] from [[Alkmaar]] were [[Hanging|hanged]]: known as the [[martyrs of Alkmaar]].

In the mid-17th century, Enkhuizen was at the peak of its power and was one of the most important harbour cities in the Netherlands. However, due to a variety of reasons, notably the [[silting]] up of the harbours, Enkhuizen lost its position to Amsterdam.