Hedwigenkoog is a small Dutch village with a fascinating history. A map from 1670 shows that there were already houses here, but the area was largely uninhabited until around 1800, when more people lived there as they began to grow tobacco and cotton on the huge plantations nearby, made possible by improved transport links between Amsterdam and Paris after these two cities became global fashion centers during the reign of King Louis XIV (1638-1715). Hedwiggen also became known for its pottery industry after 18th-century entrepreneurs built kilns along the river courses that crisscross the flat farmland, producing ornately decorated tiles that were exported worldwide¹
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