Schiedam is a city in the Netherlands.
It is best known for it’s jenever (gin) and windmills.
History
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 it’s activities.
In the year 1275 Schiedam received its city rights from Aleida van Avesnes, sister of stadtholder Willem II of Holland.
Geography
The city of Schiedam lays in South Holland, The Netherlands.
It is enclosed between Rotterdam (east), Vlaardingen (west) and the river Nieuwe Maas (south).
Demographics
Population
2004 - 75,619
Museums
- Het Stedelijk Museum website
- Het Gedestilleerd Museum website
- Het Glasmuseum Schiedam website
- Museummolen De Nieuwe Palmboom website
- Nationaal Coöperatie Museum Schiedam / 't Winkeltje
Monuments and parks
- De korenbeurs
People
- Dirk Bokel
- Pieter van Vollenhoven
Events
- De Brandersfeesten
External links