Vtg Dutch Silver Souvenir Spoon Valkenburg Netherlands Travel

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Vtg Dutch Silver Souvenir Spoon Valkenburg Netherlands Travel
Vtg Dutch Silver Souvenir Spoon Valkenburg Netherlands Travel
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on this lovely vintage silver  Dutch souvenir spoon from Vallkenberg. It is marked on the back of the stem, see photo indicating it is a silver spoon from the Netherlands. It is a measures approx.  4.75 inches long.   It is an unusual spoon in good vintage condition and ready to be added to your collection.  See photos for full description.  Other items pictured are listed and sold separately.  Postage includes: shipping, tracking and materials. International orders over are only shipped priority mail. We are happy to combine postage when ever possible. Visit our eBay store for more antique and vintage jewelry.
Valkenburg Limburg- sterling silver plate souvenir spoon which celebrates Valkenburg, a city in the proving of Limburg in the Netherlands, which is the home to 2 major Dutch castles. The spoon is topped with what appear to be mining tools and a lantern. We also have another spoon listed from this town featuring the castles. The spoon is in excellent vintage condition. It I topped with a code of arms featuring Lyons and one featuring a castle.  The back has a horn hallmark. It has been cleaned and polished and is ready to be added to your collection.
“History of Valkenburg, Limburg, Netherlands.
Sieges and conquests have been the recurrent theme in the history of Valkenburg, especially in connection with
Valkenburg castle
, seat of the counts of Valkenburg (or Falkenburg). It was here that
Beatrice of Falkenburg
grew up, who, in 1269 at the age of 15, married 60-year-old
Richard of Cornwall
,
king of the Holy Roman Empire
. In December 1672 the castle was once again destroyed by Dutch troops led by
William III
, trying to prevent the armies of
Louis XIV of France
from capturing it, this time not to be rebuilt.
In the 19th century, because of the natural environment of the area, Valkenburg became a holiday destination for the well-to-do in the Netherlands. Tourism developed, especially after in 1853 the railway from
Maastricht
to
Heerlen
and
Aachen
opened.
Valkenburg railway station
is the oldest surviving station in the Netherlands. In the beginning of the 20th century, Dutch architect
Pierre Cuypers
lived in Valkenburg for several years. He helped develop tourism by designing a hotel, an open-air theater and a copy of the
catacombs of Rome
. He also restored the medieval church and designed several tombs and a chapel in
Gothic Revival style
in a graveyard situated on
Cauberg
, a steep hill outside the town center.
During the
Second World War
Valkenburg was occupied by Nazi-Germany for four years, four months and one week. The town was liberated on 17 September 1944 by the American
30th Infantry Division
. For an overview of the
resistance movement
in Valkenburg during the war, see
Valkenburg resistance
.” See Wikipedia.
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