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Schiedam
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| Schiedam | |||
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| Nickname: "Brandersstad" | |||
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| Country | The Netherlands | ||
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| Province | South Holland | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | W.M. (Wilma) Verver-Aartsen | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 19.89 km² (7.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 18.18 km² (7 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1.71 km² (0.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - City | 75,464 | ||
| - Density | 3,768/km² (9,759.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+1) | ||
| Website: http://www.schiedam.nl | |||
Schiedam is a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands and is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area. It is well known for its jenever (gin), the historical center with its canals, and the highest windmills of the world.
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Around the year 1250 the river Schie was dammed to protect the polderland from the seawater. The dam attracted trade activities because goods for and from the backlands had to be transhipped. A small city formed around the dam and its activities.
In the year 1275 Schiedam received its city rights from Aleida van Avesnes, sister of William II, count of Holland.
The city of Schiedam lies in South Holland, The Netherlands.
It is enclosed between Rotterdam (east), Vlaardingen (west) and the river Nieuwe Maas (south).
2004 - 75,619
- Het Stedelijk Museum (website)
- Het Gedestilleerd Museum (website)
- Het Glasmuseum Schiedam (website)
- Museummolen De Nieuwe Palmboom (website)
- Nationaal Coöperatie Museum Schiedam / 't Winkeltje
- The old city hall (Het Oude stadhuis) (photo)
- The canals of Schiedam
- The Grain Exchange (De Korenbeurs)
- Saint Jan church
- The ruins of castle "Huis te Riviere" (photo)
- Saint Lidwina basilica (photo)
- De Plantage
- The Portersguild House (Het Zakkendragershuisje)
- Het Proveniershuis
- The six windmills of Schiedam, the highest of the world (website)
- The Worlds Largest Woulden Weatherhouse (website)
- 4NTI
- UF
- Arjan van Eersel
- Erik Jazet
- Ali El-Khattabi
- Cocky Gastelaars-van Engelsdorp
- Saint Lidwina
- Danny Koevermans
- René Heijnen
- Rien Poortvliet
- Pieter van Vollenhoven
- Pauline van der Wildt
- Elizabeth Witmer
- John de Wolf
- Zanger Bob
- De Brandersfeesten website
- DOEK! website
- http://www.schiedam.nl/ - Official site
- Detailed Falkplan map
- http://www.scyedam.nl/ - Historical Society Schiedam
