Monnickendam Netherlands


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  • Monnickendam is located near Amsterdam in the municipality of Waterland and has 10,000 inhabitants.. <9> <9> <994/1185277> <994/1198309> <994/1399474> <9> <9> Historical <9> <9> * First settlements on the side of a bog existing in time.. Destruction by floods <9> * emergence by damming of a small lake <9> * 1355 city rights, in consequence development to a central fishing port of the Zuiderzeefischer <9> * several sieges and revenues despite city attachment <9> * to a particularly bloody taking in the 15 ,. Jhrdt.. Remains the street name Kermersgracht «´Wimmerergraben´» <9> * 17. and 18. Jhdt.. Whaling shops.. However, this was accompanied by an environmental problem as evidenced by the name Stink Vuil «´Stinkdreck´».. The smelly waste products of whale processing were dumped into the water or onto the fields.. <9> <9> <994/1185275> <994/1198311> <994/1637617> <9> <9> {red} Attractions <122> <9> <9> Monnickendam is a pretty little town for strolling, especially boating enthusiasts will schedule a visit to the marina, which can accommodate 550 yachts.. <9> In addition to water sports activities, fishing lessons, painting lessons, hiking and cycling tours can be undertaken.. <9> The little ones might like the music box and the bell tower at the Town Hall and the Historical Museum ´De Speeltoren´, or the colorful painted clogs «clogs» <9> <9> <9>

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  • Edam or actually community Edam-Volendam is located in North Holland and has about 29 000 inhabitants.. <9> The community consists of the old town of Edam and the tourist village of Volendam, which is 3 kilometers south of Edam.. <9> Edam-Volendam is located on the IJsselmeer, about 20 km north of Amsterdam, and has a century-old cheese tradition.. <9> <9> <994/1637251> <994/1185276> <994/1185277> <994/1198309> <994/16442> <9> <9> History <9> <9> <121> Edam <122 > <9> * 1230 traders settle down <9> * 1357 Edam receives from Count Wilhelm V of Bavaria the right to set up a port and to hold 3 annual fairs a year, which amounted to city rights as it were. <9> * 16 and 18. Jhrdt.. Bloom of the cheese and fish trade, as well as the shipyards <9> * in the eighty-year war is Edam Alkmaar 1573 and receives as a thank you the horizontal <9> * end of the 18th century.. the trade was declining, Edam remained insignificant small town <9> <9> <121> Volendam <122> <9> * also ´the full dam´ originated on a silted-up water property as foreshore of Edam <9> * until 1920 pure fishing village, also active in whaling.. <9> * At the beginning of the 20th century painters and tourists discovered the enchanted Voldendam <9> * 1932 Completion of the final dike separating the Zuiderze from the Wadden Sea.. In consequence death of the Volendamer Nordseefischerei.. The rescue was in flourishing tourism. <9> * New Year´s Eve 2000/2001 A fire catastrophe happened in a café on the dike because a Christmas tree was set on fire by fireworks.. There were many dead and severely injured and as a result a nationwide Christmas tree ban in public pubs.. <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> <121> Edam <122> <9> <9> * Picturesque city center with old houses and small canals from the 17th century.. , characteristic places such as the Damplein and the Kaasmarkt (Jan Nieuwenhuizenplein) <9> * Nikolaikirche, Voorhaven 124, with glockenspiel, gothic style, dedicated to the patron saint of sailors and sailors <9> * Town Hall, built 1727 with tourist office, Am Damplein 1 < 9> * Edam Museum on the upper floor of the Town Hall <9> * Lutheran church in the city center, on the ´dark´ side of the port <9> * Play tower, former church tower from the 16th century.. <9> * Provenierhus, built in 1555, opposite the Nikolaikirche <9> * Stadtmuseum, Damplein 8, built in 1655 <9> * Kwakelbrücke at the end of the Schepenmakerdeiches, popular motive for painters and photographers, drawbridge with only one flap <9> * each Wednesday between July and August, the traditional <1001> Cheese Market for Tourists ONLINE Info} takes place in Edam.. Between 10:30 and 12:30 the cheese farmers bring their cheese to the market with the help of small boats.. Similar market in Alkmaar <9> * Mill, octagonal construction, at Broekgouw, span 22m <9> * <1002> Fort Edam, ONLINE Info}, built Anf.. of the 20th century. as the northeasternmost part of the fortress belt of Amsterdam.. Very well preserved: Speichergebäude, Fortwärterhaus, Schussfeld and Polder.. since 1996 Unesco World Heritage Site <9> The Fort in Edam is open every Sunday from 12:00 to 16:30 from April to October.. Opportunities for guided tours, free walks, children´s programs and events can change.. <9> * Museum Artimare, Dam Square 5, with lifelike portrayal of the history of the mermaid of Edam, a seaweed that haunts 600 years of Dutch history <9> * Oudste Houten Huis (oldest wooden house) on the corner of Eilandsgracht / Breetstraat, unique because it survived all city fires.. Gothic style, probably 1530, restored 1980 <9> <9> In general, Edam cheese is world famous in its characteristic spherical shape.. He is exported all over the world.. Of course he has his own events like the Edam Kaasmarkten and the water day.. <9> <9> <121> Volendam <122> <9> * Dress costumes <9> * smoked eel <9> * folklore <9> * interesting harbor full of fishing boats, yachts, flat bottom boats <9> <9> Beyond some Dutch singers as well as football stars from Volendamm.. <9> <9> <994/1637253> <994/1637254> <994/1637255> <994/1637256> <994/1637257> <994/1637252> <9>

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Video films of the place and surroundings

 
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Motorhome place Yachthafen Hemmeland

SP ()1141LA Monnickendam Netherlands
Pay for use site 18.4 until 23.7 Euro
WMSEN DwcWvTvU
open 15.April until 15.Oktober

Motorhome place Jachthafen Waterland

NO ()1141 Monnickendam Noord Holland Netherlands
Pay for use site 17.50 Euro
WMSEN DwcU
open 15.April until 15.Oktober

Selected parking spaces

| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
Parkplatz Edam
niederlande 1135 Edam Zeevangszeedijk 7
On the left it goes to the CP, on the general parking lot there are 6 spaces marked with a camper symbol. Overnight stays not allowed.
Arrival: Always follow the campsite signs, then keep to the right
| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
Wohnmobilarkplatz bei der großen Kirche
niederlande 1446 Edam-Volendam Matthijs Tinxgracht
Parking for sightseeing in the village of Edam. Permissible for motorhomes between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. 3 min walk to the cheese market, 7 min to the city center (approx. 750 m).
| general parking lot
The southern part is reserved for buses!
| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
Parkplatz für Wohnmobile und PKWs
niederlande 1131HB Edam-Volendam Nordeinde
The southern part is reserved for buses!
| Parking suitable for campers over 8 m
Parkplatz
niederlande Volendam
Car and bus parking
| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
Parkplatz Havendijkje 1
niederlande 1131 Volendam Havendijkje 1
Hotel Spaander
| general parking lot
Grossparkplatz

Selected sights

| marketplace
Edam Cheese market
1135 WT Edam
Very nice event, every Wednesday and shouldn´t be missed if you´re already there. However, it is very touristy, but it is worth seeing once. The place is great too.
| Cultural History
Palingsoundmuseum
Niederlande 1131AA Edam-Volendam Slobbeland 19
It´s a special Volendam sound.
This also includes a restaurant and the eel smokehouse.
| City Museum
Volendam Museum
Niederlande 1131CJ Edam-Volendam Zeestraat 41
1. The history and folklore of Volendam.
2. Collection of cigar bands
| Castle
Fort bei Edam
Niederlande Edam-Volendam Zeevangszeedijk
Fort at Edam, Unesco World Heritage as part of the Amsterdam Defense Ring.
| Miscellaneous
Kaas en Klompen
niederlande 1145 PW Zedde Wagenweg
Selling cheese and making clogs

Selected service points

| car wash
Autowaschanlage
niederlande 1446 AA Purmerend
| car wash
Autowaschanlage
niederlande 1446 AB Purmerend

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General Pois

| Marina
Marina Monnikendam
large port with all facilities
| Other
sonstiges
Niederlande 1141 Monnickendam N247
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niederlande 1141PA Waterland, Monnickendam Jaagweg
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