This ship weathervane was photographed in Veere, The Netherlands.
This past spring we enjoyed a river cruise to see the tulips and windmills in my ancestral country of The Netherlands. One day our river boat moored at the small village (population 1,500) of Veere, which means "ferry" in Dutch. It is located in the province of Zeeland, on the body of water known as the Veerse Meer. We could see this building with a spire from a long distance, but the beautiful weathervane was indistiguishable until we were very close.
This weathervane is on the bell tower above the town hall, built between 1474 and 1517. The golden weathervane has a ship with five flags and a banner, and it dates from 1598, but was restored in 1933. This is a terrific weathervane with lots of details to admire.
For the truly curious:
The Veere website: https://www.zeeland.com/en/visit/islands/walcheren/towns-and-villages/veere
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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "A Gilded Sailing Ship, Veere, The Netherlands, for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 10, 2025, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-gilded-sailing-ship-veere-netherlands.html: accessed [access date]).
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