Schiedam

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Schiedam
nickname = Brandersstad

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imagesize = 200px
image_caption = Old City Hall

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image_shield = Schiedam-wapen.gif
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map_size =
map_caption = Location of Schiedam within The Netherlands.
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = The Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = South Holland
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = W.M. (Wilma) Verver-Aartsen (VVD)
area_magnitude = 1 E8
area_total_km2 = 19.89
area_land_km2 = 18.18
area_water_km2 = 1.71
population_as_of = 2005
population_footnotes =
population_note =
population_total = 75111
population_density_km2 = 3768
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CETDST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latitude =
longitude =
latd = 51
latm = 54
lats = 42
latNS = N
longd = 04
longm = 23
longs = 58
longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postcode
postal_code = 3111 - 3125
area_code =
website = http://www.schiedam.nl
footnotes =

s in the world.

In English, the word schiedam (usually without a capital "s-") refers to the town's Holland gin, some with internationally renowned brand names like Ketel One.

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 hinterland had to be transhipped. A small town developed around the dam and its activities.

In the year 1275 Schiedam received city rights from Aleida van Avesnes, sister of William II, count of Holland.

Geography

The city of Schiedam lies in South Holland, The Netherlands.
It is enclosed between Rotterdam (east), Vlaardingen (west) and the river Nieuwe Maas (south).

Demographics

Population

2004 - 75,619
2006 - 75,111

Museums

* Het Stedelijk Museum ( [http://www.stedelijkmuseumschiedam.nl/ website] )
* Het Gedestilleerd Museum ( [http://www.hetgedistilleerdmuseum.nl website] )
* Het Glasmuseum Schiedam ( [http://www.glasmuseum.nl/ website] )
* Museummolen De Nieuwe Palmboom ( [http://www.schiedamsemolens.nl website] )
* Nationaal Coöperatie Museum Schiedam / 't Winkeltje
* Artmuseum T'Walvisch

Monuments

*The old city hall (Het Oude stadhuis) ( [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
] )
*The canals of Schiedam
*The Wheat Exchange (De Korenbeurs)
*Church of Saint John ("Sint Jan")
*The ruins of the castle "Huis te Riviere" ( [http://www.scyedam.nl/gebouwen/graphics/ruinezw.gifphoto] )
*Saint Lidwina basilica ( [http://www.keilholtz.nl/basiliek/basiliek/images/schiedam-sing-02.jpgphoto] )
*De Plantage
*The Porters' Guild House (Het Zakkendragershuisje)
*Het Proveniershuis
*The six historical windmills of Schiedam, the tallest in the world ( [http://www.schiedamsemolens.nl/schiedamsemolens/ website] ). The tallest of them, "De Noord, is in use as a restaurant.

port

Cricket is not the most popular sport in Schiedam [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bce4de52-cb20-11db-b436-000b5df10621.html] , but it is more popular than in the most other Dutch cities. The most popular sport in Schiedam is soccer, but also field hockey is popular.

Known people from Schiedam

* Dmitri van den Bersselaer (born 1968) - historian
* Willem den Broeder (born 1951) - Surrealist Artist
* Rinus Gosens (born 1920) - footballer
* Luke van Jammer - former Dutch Cricket Captain.
* Erik Jazet (born 1971) - hockey player and coach
* Ali El Khattabi (born 1977) - footballer
* Danny Koevermans (born 1978) - footballer
* Saint Liduina (1380-1433) - Catholic saint
* Robert Maaskant (born 1969) - footballer
* Rien Poortvliet (1932-1995) - sketcher and painter
* Andre van Troost (born 1972) - English County cricketer (Somerset)
* Pieter van Vollenhoven (born 1939) - husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
* Pauline van der Wildt (born 1944) - swimmer
* Elizabeth Winter (born 1946) - member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada
* John de Wolf (born 1962) - footballer

Events

* De Brandersfeesten [http://www.brandersfeesten.nl website]
* DOEK! [http://www.doek.nu website]

External links

*http://www.schiedam.nl/ - Official site
* [http://www.ifalk.nl/schiedam0h5qnpci/ Detailed Falkplan map]
*http://www.scyedam.nl/ - Historical Society Schiedam