{"id":187652,"date":"2021-12-07T21:50:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T19:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/plaats\/bredevoort\/muizenstraat\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T13:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:42:57","slug":"muizenstraat","status":"publish","type":"plaats","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/place\/bredevoort\/muizenstraat\/","title":{"rendered":"Muizenstraat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Muizenstraat in Bredevoort\u2019s old centre is a tiny street about twenty metres long. It begins as a side street off Markt and originally continued through to Prinsenstraat, but is now a cul-de-sac.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6aaeb94cddca9&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6aaeb94cddca9\" class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bredevoort-vanuit-de-Muizenstraat-kijk-je-de-Boterstraat-in-met-kind-van-bakker-Te-Boveldt-opslag-van-Ivo-Bruijel-rechts-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"View from Muizenstraat towards Boterstraat, with a child of baker Te Boveldt (Ivo Bruijel\u2019s storage on the right)\" class=\"wp-image-149178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bredevoort-vanuit-de-Muizenstraat-kijk-je-de-Boterstraat-in-met-kind-van-bakker-Te-Boveldt-opslag-van-Ivo-Bruijel-rechts-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bredevoort-vanuit-de-Muizenstraat-kijk-je-de-Boterstraat-in-met-kind-van-bakker-Te-Boveldt-opslag-van-Ivo-Bruijel-rechts-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bredevoort-vanuit-de-Muizenstraat-kijk-je-de-Boterstraat-in-met-kind-van-bakker-Te-Boveldt-opslag-van-Ivo-Bruijel-rechts-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bredevoort-vanuit-de-Muizenstraat-kijk-je-de-Boterstraat-in-met-kind-van-bakker-Te-Boveldt-opslag-van-Ivo-Bruijel-rechts.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking towards Boterstraat from Muizenstraat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The street probably owes its name to its small size. In 1782, a house here is recorded as the \u201cMuizenkasteel\u201d. It is not known whether the house was named after the street or the other way round. It is the smallest street in Bredevoort and perhaps even the smallest street in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/persoon\/stoffels-hendrickje\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hendrickje Stoffels<\/a>, who later became the partner of the world-famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn, was born in Muizenstraat in Bredevoort. 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