Edam

Edam (mun. Edam-Volendam) is a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, some 20 km northeast of Amsterdam.

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Historically a chartered town since 1357, thriving on trade and agriculture, it has nevertheless remained relatively small. The town has nowadays grown together with neighbouring Volendam. Its main claim to international fame is Edam cheese.

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Edam-Volendam: (population: 28,194 in 2004) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality covers an area of 24.78 km² (of which 8.47 km² water)....

Netherlands: The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland; IPA pronunciation: /"ne:d?rlant/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.(Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional m...

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