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Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles

Willemstad
Registered Sector: 
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City, and Harbour, the Netherlands Antilles
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Historical Function: 
Administrative Status: 
Historical Reference: 
  • The Dutch established a trading settlement at a fine natural harbour on the Caribbean island of Curaçao in 1634. The town developed continuously over the succeeding centuries. The modern town consists of several distinct historic districts whose architecture reflects both the European planning and styles of the Netherlands and the Spanish and Portuguese colonial towns with which Willemstad engaged in trade.
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Registration Criteria: 
C (ii) (iv) (v)