Vronen is a former village in the
West Friesland region of
North Holland. Its location is in the current municipality of
Sint Pancras
Sint Pancras ( West Frisian: ''Sundebankreas'') is a town in the northwestern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Dijk en Waard, North Holland, about 5 km northeast of Alkmaar.
History
The village was founded in the 14th cent ...
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The Battle of Vronen was fought on March 27, 1297, between the combined armies of the Counties of
Holland
Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...
and
Zeeland
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, under the leadership of
John I, Count of Holland, and the rebellious West Frisians who lost the battle.
The West Frisians were punished by the complete destruction of the village of Vronen, and the resettlement of the inhabitants to the westernmost part of West Friesland, the Coedike (now
Koedijk).
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