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Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor: GorinchemGorinchem (gôr'inkhum) [key]or Gorkum (gôr'kum) [key], town (1994 pop. 31,090), South Holland prov., W central Netherlands, on the Upper Merwede River. It is a manufacturing center. Gorinchem became a major trading point in the 15th cent. It was captured by the Beggars of the Sea (see Gueux) in 1572. Much of the old town and its walls have been preserved. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Gorinchem from Infoplease:
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