Gorp, Netherlands
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Gorp is a hamlet in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek, in the south of the Netherlands near its border with Belgium. Once historically separate from Hilvarenbeek, it has become a de facto neighborhood of the larger town.
The Gorp forest area was turned into a "fairytale forest" during the annual children's holiday week in August 2019.[1]
Origins
[edit]Gorp was the birthplace of physician, linguist, and humanist Johannes Goropius Becanus (1519–1572), whose Latinized surname is derived from the town's name.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gorp bij Hilvarenbeek verandert in sprookjesbos tijdens Kindervakantieweek" [Gorp near Hilvarenbeek turns into a fairytale forest during Children's Holiday Week]. BD.nl (in Dutch). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
51°29′N 5°05′E / 51.483°N 5.083°E
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