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Encyclopedia > Schiedam
Schiedam
Old City Hall
Old City Hall
Flag of Schiedam
Flag

Coat of arms
Nickname: Brandersstad
Location of Schiedam within The Netherlands.
Coordinates: 51°54′42″N 04°23′58″E / 51.91167, 4.39944
Country The Netherlands
Province South Holland
Government
 - Mayor W.M. (Wilma) Verver-Aartsen (VVD)
Area
 - Total 19.89 km² (7.7 sq mi)
 - Land 18.18 km² (7 sq mi)
 - Water 1.71 km² (0.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 75,111
 - Density 3,768/km² (9,759.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CETDST (UTC+2)
Postcode 3111 - 3125
Website: http://www.schiedam.nl
Windmill in Schiedam
Windmill in Schiedam

Image:Ltspkr.pngSchiedam is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands and is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area. It is well known for the jenever (gin) (such as Ketel One), the historical center with its canals, and the tallest windmills of the world. Image File history File links Schiedam_flag. ... Image File history File links Schiedam-wapen. ... EXAMPLE:Laughbox,Blondie,BamBam,Pinkie,etc. ... Image File history File links LocatieSchiedam. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... The purpose of this page is to lay out our policies for handling sounds, and give people some useful information for handling sound files. ... South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - Total 319 km² (123. ... Jenever (also known as genever or jeniever), is the juniper-flavored and strongly alcoholic traditional liquor of the Netherlands and Flanders, from which gin has evolved. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Ketel One Vodka is distilled from pure wheat and made in the Netherlands. ... This article is about machines that convert wind energy into mechanical energy. ...


In English, the word schiedam (usually without a capital s-) refers to the town's Holland gin. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

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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 its activities. Usually people from Schiedam wear Training Suits, because they want to be seen as antisocial and asexual. This article is about structures for water impoundment. ... This article is about the geographical feature. ... Transshipment is the shipment of goods to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination. ...


In the year 1275 Schiedam received its city rights from Aleida van Avesnes, sister of William II, count of Holland. // April 22 - The first of the Statutes of Westminster are passed by the English parliament, establishing a series of laws in its 51 clauses, including equal treatment of rich and poor, free and fair elections, and definition of bailable and non-bailable offenses. ... Count Willem II of Holland Granting Privileges by Caesar van Everdingen (1654) William II of Holland, (February 1228-28 January 1256), was a count of Holland (1235-1256) and king of Germany (1247-1256). ... The Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century. ... This article is about a region in the Netherlands. ...


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). South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. ... For other uses, see Netherlands (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - Total 319 km² (123. ... Queens Day performance outside the town hall Vlaardingen ( (help· info)) is a city in South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Satellite image of the northwest part of the Rhine-Meuse delta showing river Nieuwe Maas (n). ...


Demographics

Population

2004 - 75,619
2006 - 75,111


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

  • 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 tallest in the world (website). The tallest of them, De Noord, is now used as a restaurant.

Sport

Cricket and "Moerkerken" are the most popular sports in Schiedam . The Moerkerken Sport includes that the one who will eat most hamburgers, will get a big price.[1].


backpussies

  • Luke van jammer former Dutch Cricket Captain.
  • Ali El-kababbi (born ) - footballer
  • Cock dickmans willyfred penis- pornstar like all schiedamers
  • Willem den Broeder (born 1951) - Surrealist Artist
  • Rinus Gosens (born 1920) - footballer
  • Albert Heijnenboss of the albert heijn supermarkets with ZAKJE
  • Erik Neezet (born 1971) - hockey player and coach
  • Danny oevermansmans (born 1978) - footballer
  • Saint Lidwina (1380-1433) - Catholic saint
  • Robert Kaaskop (born 1969) - footballer
  • Rien Poortvliet (1932-1995) - sketcher and painter
  • Andre van Troost (born 1972) - English County cricketer (Somerset)
  • Pieter uit Volendam (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 leeuw (born 1962) - footballer
  • Zanger sop

Rinus Gosens (born January 1, 1920 in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland) is a retired football (soccer) player and manager from the Netherlands. ... Saint Lidwina (April 18, 1380 – April 14, 1433) was a Dutch saint. ... Rien Poortvliet (August 7, 1932 – September 15, 1995) was a Dutch painter. ... Adrianus (Andre) Petrus van Troost (born October 2, 1972 in Schiedam) was a Dutch cricketer. ... Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (Margriet Francisca, born January 19, 1943), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the third daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard, the former Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. ... Paulina (Pauline) Jacoba van der Wildt (born January 29, 1944 in Schiedam) was a Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. ... The Provincial Parliament of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

Events

  • De Brandersfeesten website
  • DOEK! website

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
  • http://www.schiedam.nl/ - Official site
  • Detailed Falkplan map
  • http://www.scyedam.nl/ - Historical Society Schiedam

Coordinates: 51°54′42″N, 04°23′58″E nl:Afbeelding:GemeentenZuid-HollandNrs. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Schiedam: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (347 words)
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.
The city of Schiedam lies in South Holland, The Netherlands.
Schiedam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (230 words)
Schiedam is a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands.
It is well known for its jenever (gin), the beautiful historical center with its canals, and the highest windmills of the world.
The city of Schiedam lays in South Holland, The Netherlands.
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