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Venlo
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a frontier town in the province of Limburg, Holland, on the right bank of the Maas, and a junction station 43 m. by rail N.N.E. of Maastricht. Pop. 15,000. It is joined by a bridge over the Maas, with the opposite village of Blerik. Venlo, with narrow streets irregularly built, is not of the ordinary Dutch type in architectural style. The picturesque town hall (1595), the only building of special interest, contains some interesting paintings by Hubert Goltzius (1526-1583). The church dates from 1304. There is a college for the higher education of Roman Catholic priests. The leading industries are distilling, brewing, tanning, spinning, needlemaking and tobacco manufacture. There is also a considerable trade by. river with Rotterdam.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Venlo'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/v/venlo.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Venlo'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/v/venlo.html. 1910.
