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'''Willemstad''' was founded by the Dutch to establish a trading settlement at a fine natural harbour on the Caribbean island of [[Curaçao]] in 1634. The town developed continuously over the following centuries. The modern town consists of several distinct historic districts whose [[architecture]] reflects not only European urban-planning concepts but also styles from the [[Netherlands]] and from the [[Spain|Spanish]] and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colonial towns with which Willemstad engaged in trade.

'''Willemstad''' was founded by the Dutch to establish a trading settlement at a fine natural harbour on the Caribbean island of [[Curaçao]] in 1634. The town developed continuously over the following centuries. The modern town consists of several distinct historic districts whose [[architecture]] reflects not only European urban-planning concepts but also styles from the [[Netherlands]] and from the [[Spain|Spanish]] and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colonial towns with which Willemstad engaged in trade.

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== See also ==

== See also ==