Van der Werf Park

Van der Werf Park


Leiden, Netherlands (NL)
Named after the mayor Pieter Adriaansz van der Werf, who defended the town against the Spaniards in 1574. The open space for the park was formed by the accidental explosion of a ship loaded with gunpowder in 1807, which destroyed hundreds of houses.
Named after the mayor Pieter Adriaansz van der Werf, who defended the town against the Spaniards in 1574. The open space for the park was formed by the accidental explosion of a ship loaded with gunpowder in 1807, which destroyed hundreds of houses.
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