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Date |
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1 | 1799 | - 1799: Winterswijk gets its own Catholic church.
- 1799: The noblewoman Judith van Dorth is executed for openly wearing the orange color and supporting the Dutch troops against the French.
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2 | 1809 | - 1809: King Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte visits Bredevoort.
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3 | 1811 | - 1811: With the introduction of the civil registration, all inhabitants are forced to chose a fixed family name. The practice of farm names is now officially abolished, although it is still in use informally today.
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