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2016 marks the 450th anniversary of the Beeldenstorm, the wave of iconoclasm that swept over the Low Countries in 1566. It all started in the municipality Steenvoorde. Steenvoorde is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Once part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, Steenvoorde was the site of the beginning of the Beeldenstorm.

For the commemoration in Steenvoorde in september the performance of Dutch singer Rocco Ostermann was presented on the big screen, with suitable songs for the occasion. On the same day Rocco performed the same song during the annual town celebration in Doetinchem, the Netherlands. The Beeldenstorm was also highlighted during this celebration.