Gorkum

Gorkum,

Netherlands: see GorinchemGorinchem
or Gorkum
, town (1994 pop. 31,090), South Holland prov., W central Netherlands, on the Upper Merwede River. It is a manufacturing center. Gorinchem became a major trading point in the 15th cent. It was captured by the Beggars of the Sea (see Gueux) in 1572.
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