Hondschoote

Hondschoote ( Hondschote in Dutch) is a common of France, located in the department of the Northern (59) and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Its inhabitants is called Hondschootois.

Etymology

Hondschoote, in French, does not decide at all as that is written but about eleven coasts . Since 1069, we find Hondescote.

Several whimsical translations were proposed:

Hundo, Germanic name of man, Schot: closed ground.
Enclosed with the dogs (of Hond: dog and of Schoot, Schoote, Scheute: enclosure (BESCHUTTING)
Huns Cota would mean also enclosed of Huns, which would have established a camp at the edge of Moëres during the invasion of Gaulle.

Thorough searchs for a specialist in the language Dutchwoman (Mr. Jacques Fermaut) are however really worthy of faith. Hondschoote corresponds to a geographical definition: eminence - 5 to 9 Mr. - of the channel of tide .

Geography

Located at 24 km of Dunkirk, 63 km of Lille, 11 km of Bergues

History

With the Middle Ages Hondschoote thrives thanks to the industry of cloth. With the flax cultivated in the surroundings of the hundreds of small workshops manufacture serge fabric. As from the 16th century, however, misfortunes are baited over the city, become Spanish, several times plundered during the wars and touched by the plague in addition. At the beginning of the month of August 1566, the gueux plunder the church of Hondschoote. This minor incident gives the signal of the rebellion on all the coast and led to riots iconoclasts led by the Calvin ists in all the Netherlands

After each disaster Hondschoote tries to go back some but cannot prevent its decline. Become French in 1658 after new plunderings and of new fires, she succumbs finally after the Dutch invasion of 1708: any production ceases soon and it is nothing any more but one agricultural village. The fabric producers are flee to take refuge in current Belgium and in England, making benefit from their know-how the rivals of France.

The Battle of Hondschoote of the 6 to the September 8th 1793, during the Revolution, is an major event which saves the French Republic. The king of England sent through Flandres an army ordered by the duke of York, to seize Dunkirk, head of bridge to the invasion of the country. This army, reinforced by troops hanovriennes and Austrian under the orders of the marshal Freitag, come from the close Netherlands, is beaten by an army of patriotic volunteers. During the battle, the windmill is used as station of guet and infirmary.

Administration

|- | 2001 || 2008 ||Herve Season || |SE || - |- | 1981 || 2001 ||Claude Gosset || |SE ||Vice-president of the General advice |- | 1945 || 1981 ||Daniel Peene || |SE ||General adviser |- | - || || Pierre Mortar ||SE | -

Demography

2004: provisional population of INSEE

Places and monuments

The Saint-Vaast church

(S - Historic building).

Built at the 16th century. Tower, high the 82 meters, built out of white bricks of the country is called " De Witte torre" (the white tower). This tower preserved at the time of the fire of 1582 carries in one of its pillars the date of 1513.

Its furnace bridges

In the right nave: the furnace bridge Holy Sebastien. - Carved Furnace bridge of style Louis XIV: One can notice there the armorial bearings of the brotherhood Saint Sebastien or brotherhood of Archers, founded in 1586, having for load the defense of the city and his inhabitants.

A modern furnace bridge: the furnace bridge of the Sacred Heart.

On the right chorus: the furnace bridge of the Hearts (1673): style Louis XV; the principal subject of the retable is a painted table representing the descent of the Saint Spirit on the apostles. On each side, carved statues, one of saint Crepin (owner of the shoe-makers), the other of saint Severin (owner of the tisserands).

In the center: the Master furnace bridge. A flagstone recalls that the niece of Jean Bart is buried there.

On the left chorus: the furnace bridge of the Blessed Virgin. The principal subject represents the Appearance of the Blessed Virgin with Dominique Saint.

The Notre Dame furnace bridge of the Seven Pains. The principal subject represents Christ died, wide on the knees of his/her mother.

the Pulpit of 1755

Organ case In oak, style Louis XV and Renaissance, built between 1611 and 1613, the large dresser was replaced in 1737.

Woodworks and Confessionnaux all in carved oak, style Louis XV.

Town hall

Out of sandstone and white stones, it goes back to 1558. On his back frontage, one can notice the reasons in the shape of bottle which frame the windows of the left pinion and the side face of the tower.

The cellar of the town hall served as old body of guard.

Others

Memorial of the battle of 1793 : inaugurated in 1890 and which had to the sculptor inhabitant of Lille Darcq.
the fountain : offered to the city in 1835 per Alphonse of LAMARTINE (of which the sister resided at Hondschoote).
Noormeulen (Windmill): restored in 1988, the date of 1127 carries. Its wood cabin rests on a stone pivot. On the beams the names of the millers were engraved, of the dates. In 1982 becomes communal property. It ceased turning in 1959.
Spinnewyn (another windmill): cut down in 1893, it was rebuilt at the time of the Bicentenary, in 1993, with identical (out of wood and on a brick pivot) because it was the privileged witness of the battle of 1793.

Personalities related to the commune

Claude Gosset
Auguste Outters
Alphonse of Lamartine
Mrs Coppens sister of Lamartine

Twinning

Since 1979, Hondschoote is twinned with Osterburken, locality of the Bade-Wurtemberg (Germany) cash 6533 inhabitants (déc.2005). Located on the Roman Files, Osterburken can be prevailed of a splendid museum in the course of extension: Roman Thermal baths in situ, votive stones…

Burgermeister (mayor) current: Mr. Jürgen Galm, which succeeded Mr. Roland Burger, today first magistrate of Buchen.

http://www.osterburken.de

See too

Common of North

External bonds

History of the town of Hondschoote
Site of the city
the Community of Communes of Flanders (CCF)
Hondschoote on the site of the national geographical Institute
Hondschoote on the site of INSEE
Hondschoote on the site of Quid
Localization of Hondschoote on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Hondschoote on Mapquest

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