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thingumbob.| gemeente (municipality), north-central Netherlands,
on the Zwarte Water (river). Chartered in 1230, it was a member
of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages and a stronghold
until its ramparts were destroyed in 1674 during the Anglo-Dutch
Wars. It is now a commercial centre and rail junction at the
intersection of the northern and eastern Dutch canal systems.
Industries include shipbuilding and transport, graphics, and the
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