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Thorn, Netherlands

Thorn is a small town in the province of Limburg in the south-eastern Netherlands, near the Meuse. From about 990 until 1794 it was ruled by the princess-abbesses of Thorn Abbey, a foundation for noble ladies, as a tiny imperial territory. Known as the white town for its whitewashed houses, it keeps the former abbey church.

Thorn, Netherlands
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Imperial Abbey of Thorn

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Thorn, Netherlands. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/thorn-netherlands
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