Gorkum (Dutch Gorinehem), a fortified town of South Holland, on the Merwede, 22 miles ESE. of Rotterdam, possesses an arsenal, some manufactures, and a miscellaneous trade. Pop. 12,300.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 306
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