Looking through my old T�nder things i had the idea to tell something about , for those of you who have never been there or couldn't come this year.
T�nder is the oldest danish city who got the official town charter. It is mentioned for the first time in 1130 as a harbour-town and has a ship in its coat of arms. Then in 1243 the town got the right to trade inside its walls what's in danish called "k�bstadsret". About 1238 the Franciscan build there a cloistre.
But than it become nessecaire to protect the people from the power of the North Sea and they built dykes during 1553 and 1556, and so T�nder lost its importance as a harbour. So they had the idea to support lace-making. the time was good for this. The first time T�nder was named with lace-making was in 1595. In the 18.cent. in and around T�nder more than 12.000 lacemakers did it for their living. Some of the traders and some other people become reach and so they built wonderful houses. I put some of my fotos on the webshots zhat you can get an idea.
When i find the time I tell you tommorow about the T�nder-Festval and when I am back I tel you what was this year there.
Greetings
Ilske
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