Schiedam

is a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is best known for its jenever (gin) and windmills.

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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.

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In the year 1275 Schiedam received its city rights from Aleida van Avesnes, sister of stadtholder Willem II of Holland.

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