Medemblik
Sign in to save260px|thumb|Map of Medemblik, June 2015 Medemblik () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It lies immediately south of the polder and former municipality of Wieringermeer.
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- Medemblik
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- Municipality
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- Medemblik city centre
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- Map - NL - Municipality code 0420 (2019).svg
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- Highlighted position of Medemblik in a municipal map of North Holland
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- Location in North Holland
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- North Holland
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- Municipal council
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- CDA
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- Mayor
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260px|thumb|Map of Medemblik, June 2015 Medemblik () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It lies immediately south of the polder and former municipality of Wieringermeer.
== History == Medemblik was a prosperous trading town, when in 1282, Floris V, Count of Holland, successfully invaded West Friesland. He built several fortresses to control the region, one of which was Kasteel Radboud in Medemblik, and awarded Medemblik city rights in 1289. After Floris V was murdered in 1296, the local Frisians besieged the castle, but in 1297 an army from Holland thwarted their efforts to starve out the inhabitants, which included Medemblik citizens.