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

• http://www.schiedam.nl/ - Official site
• Detailed Falkplan map