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Lammenschans refers to a former fort located in Leiden along the Vliet. In October 2020 remains of the fort were found near a modern bridge called Lammebrug, about half a kilometre more southerly than earlier assumed (52.1404°N, 4.4878°E). According to local legend, a large Spanish cooking pot filled with hutspot was found there on 3 Oktober 1574 by Leidse Canon
/ref> A statue of Cornelis Joppensz with his pot can be seen at the train station today. The Leiden rescue, or ''Leidens Ontzet'' is celebrated each year in Leiden on October 3rd.
File:Delftse Vliet 2.jpg, Looking southwest along the Vliet towards Voorschoten from Lammen, by Jacob Timmermans in 1788
File:De Lammen-Schans.PNG, The Lammenschans at the junction of the Vliet and Roomburgerwetering, by Gerardus Johannes Bos in 1850
File:Kermis en feest Leidens Ontzet.jpg, Leiden Ontzet celebration
File:Oswald L. Wenckebach - Leidens ontzet - 1961.jpg, Modern recreation of Cornelis Joppensz with his pot of hutspot, by Oswald L. Wenckebach in 1961
Lammenschans refers to a former fort located in Leiden along the Vliet. In October 2020 remains of the fort were found near a modern bridge called Lammebrug, about half a kilometre more southerly than earlier assumed (52.1404°N, 4.4878°E). According to local legend, a large Spanish cooking pot filled with hutspot was found there on 3 Oktober 1574 by Cornelis Joppenszoon
Cornelis is a Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees, Neel and Nelis.
Cornelis (Kees) and Johannes (Jan) used to be the most common given na ...
after the Spanish forces fled at the conclusion of the Siege of Leiden. Later historians have concluded that this pot, which today is in the collection of the Museum De Lakenhal
Museum De Lakenhal is the city museum of fine art and history in Leiden, Netherlands. One highlight is its collection of fijnschilder paintings from the Dutch Golden Age. Just like the city, the museum combines a classical appearance with a contemp ...
, was actually found by Gijsbert Cornelisz. Schaeck and was engraved with the story by his son in the 17th century./ref> A statue of Cornelis Joppensz with his pot can be seen at the train station today. The Leiden rescue, or ''Leidens Ontzet'' is celebrated each year in Leiden on October 3rd.
History
After 1574, the Lammen fort was eventually dismantled when the city of Leiden expanded its borders. Period drawings show that all that remained was the raised ground which had formed the basis for a fortified position.References
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