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The Village With No Roads     Giethoorn is a well-known tourist village in the Netherlands, dubbed the "Venice of the North". This is because of the fact that the village has no motor-able roads, and all transport is done by water over one of the many intersecting canals.       The water surrounds came from the big flood of St Elizabeth in 1170, and the village itself was founded and developed back in 1230 when Mediterranean fugitives came to settle here. The fugitives discovered many horns of wild goats which had probably died in the flood, and that is where the name comes from. Originally they called the settlement 'Geytenhorn' which means 'horn of goats', eventually becoming Giethoorn over the years.       The village owes it characteristic appearance to peatdigging. The peatdiggers dug up the peat-soil at the places that most suited them, mixed it in a trough and spread it out on the land to dry. This led to the formation of large and small lakes. To transport the peat, ditches and canals were excavated. Many houses are as it were built on little islands, reached through a high bridge. The villagers use small boats with a quiet electric motors known as whisper boats, and wooden bridges are used to connect one island with another. The Village With No Roads         Giethoorn became famous, especially after 1958, when the Dutch film maker Bert Haanstra made his famous comedy "Fanfare" there.                         More Fun On Group Blog     Oldest Cities 11 Images   English Tower Design 12 Images   Ritemail Picdump 55 Image   10 Famous Sea Stacks 20 Images   Tanusree Dutta Photoshoot 09 Reasons   Buddha Statue 10 Image   Shruthi Hassan Photoshoot  09 Image   Ritemail Picdump 51 Images       Amazing African Teamwork - Video Play Here Unrealistic Stunts - Video Play Here

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