hofje
Sign in to savethumb|Begijnhof, Amsterdam|Begijnhof in Amsterdam thumb|The Hofje van Bakenes, a hofje in Haarlem dating from 1395. thumb|Gablestone of the Hofje van Bakenes in Haarlem thumb|Groot Sionshofje in Leiden (Netherlands), 1860 thumb|The Hofje van Gratie in Delft thumb|The Geesthof in Naaldwijk thumb|The Middengasthuis in Groningen thumb|Entrance gate to Hofje van Pauw in Delft
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thumb|Begijnhof, Amsterdam|Begijnhof in Amsterdam thumb|The Hofje van Bakenes, a hofje in Haarlem dating from 1395. thumb|Gablestone of the Hofje van Bakenes in Haarlem thumb|Groot Sionshofje in Leiden (Netherlands), 1860 thumb|The Hofje van Gratie in Delft thumb|The Geesthof in Naaldwijk thumb|The Middengasthuis in Groningen thumb|Entrance gate to Hofje van Pauw in Delft
A '''''' (diminutive of 'hof', 'court') is a Dutch word for a courtyard with almshouses around it. have existed since the Middle Ages.
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