Gemeente Hellevoetsluis
Hellevoetsluis grew after 1600 into the most important war port of Holland. The ships of the Admiralty of Rotterdam were cleaned, repaired and equipped here. Over the years, a modest village developed on either side of the Dock and the Harbor. After the Second English War, the first defenses were constructed in 1665. Thirty years later a new fortification system was started, whereby the naval port got its distinctive shape that is still recognizable.