Schiedam

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Schiedam municipality
Flag of the municipality of Schiedam
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Coat of arms of the municipality of Schiedam
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province South Holland South Holland
mayor Cor Lamers ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Schiedam
Area
 - land
 - water
19.86  km 2
18.01 km 2
1.85 km 2
CBS code 0606
Residents 78,098 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 3932 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 55 '  N , 4 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 55 '  N , 4 ° 24'  E
Important traffic route A4 A20 E25
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Postcodes 3101-3102, 3109, 3111-3119, 3121-3125
Website Schiedam's homepage
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Old town house from Schiedam

Schiedam ( listen ? / I ) is a town and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland and, according to the CBS, had 78,098 inhabitants on January 31, 2019 . The total area of ​​the municipality is 19.86 km² and it includes the city of Schiedam and the village of Kethel. Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

Schiedam is located immediately west of Rotterdam , but is not to be regarded as its suburb. The city is connected to Delft and its eastern neighbor by car and railways ; Since 2002 there has also been an underground connection to Rotterdam. To the west of the city is the municipality of Vlaardingen .

The city lies on the small river Schie and the Nieuwe Maas .

Schiedam has a number of shipyards and other companies associated with the port of Rotterdam. But spirits ( jenever ) are still important to the city's economy today.

history

The city was founded around 1250 when a Mr. Dirk (Dietrich) Bokel, who owned the surrounding polders , had Mathenesse Castle and a dam built in the Schie River. The fishing village got a parish church in 1262. The Count of Holland , Floris V , granted the place town charter in 1275. But it was not until 75 years later that Schiedam was allowed to build a city fortification. The city did not flourish as much as its neighbor and competitor Rotterdam , as Schiedam's harbor kept silting up.

The first schnapps distilleries appeared in Schiedam around 1590 . This trade determined Schiedam's economy until around 1890, when sales of these beverages declined, partly due to better education about the dangers of high alcohol consumption . The period between 1890 and 1950 was a time of bitter poverty in Schiedam, there was even famine from time to time (the novel Geert Maks The Century of My Father gives literary evidence ). After the Second World War , Schiedam benefited from the development of the Rotterdam port operations and the social misery disappeared.

On May 4, 1976, the Schiedam railway accident occurred .

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
20th
10
0
15.6
11.7
11.1
10.1
8.8
7.3
7.1
5.7
5.4
17.2
AOV
PS
OPS
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
-14
-16
-18
+5.7
+11.7
+1.6
-3.8
+3.6
-1.8
-6.3
+0.8
+5.4
-16.9
AOV
PS
OPS
Otherwise.

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
VVD 4th 5 4th 6th
THINK - - - 4th
Algemeen Ouderen Verbond 1 2 4th 4th
D66 1 4th 5 4th
GroenLinks 2 2 2 3
CDA 5 4th 3 2
PvdA 13 9 5 2
Progressive Schiedam - 1 2 2
Ouderen Partij Schiedam - - - 2
Lokaal Onafhankelijk Schiedam - - - 2
SP 5 2 4th 2
Sociaal Liberaal Verbond - - - 1
ChristenUnie / SGP - - 1 1
Leefbaar Schiedam 3 - 3 -
Lijst-Malkoç - - 1 -
Gemeentebelangen Schiedam 1 1 1 -
Stadspartij Onafhankelijk Schiedam - - 0 -
Trots op Nederland - 2 0 -
Leefbaar Schiedam / Schiedam Actief - 3 - -
Schiedam Lokaal 0 - - -
ChristenUnie 0 - - -
Duurzaam Nederland 0 - - -
Lijst Schoenmakers 0 - - -
Brede Volkspartij Schiedam 0 - - -
total 35 35 35 35

mayor

Cor Lamers ( CDA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since December 4, 2012 . His colleagues include Patricia van Aaken (CDA), Marcel Bregman ( D66 ), Catelijne de Groot ( Algemeen Ouderen Verbond ), Fahid Minhas ( VVD ), Jeroen Ooijevaar ( GroenLinks / Progressief Schiedam ) and the municipal secretary Karin Handstede .

Personalities

People who come from Schiedam

People who worked in Schiedam

Attractions

The slums of the Schiedam city center have been replaced by new buildings from the post-war period. But there are also many monuments ( Rijksmonument ) that have been preserved, including thanks to a timely and competent restoration.

The cityscape is characterized by the six classic, very high (all larger than 30 m) stone windmills - including the De Kameel windmill , newly built in 2011 - and a new mill from 2006, some of which - including the new one - can be visited. The completely new mill De Nolet , a kind of wind turbine (for the distillery of the same name ) in the shell of a classic, round brick gallery windmill with a cap that can be rotated through 360 ° and blade tracking with codend, has been the tallest windmill in the world since March 3, 2006 at 43 m (55 meters with vertical wing position). The malt mill and restaurant (on the lower three floors) De Noord from 1803 (the previous building De Noort Moole from 1707 was demolished and then rebuilt as De Noord closer to the water due to better wind conditions; the foundation stones of both mills are embedded in the outer wall) the height record up to the completion of De Nolet with 33.5 m. In the 19th century, Schiedam had 20 of these tall brick mills , which mainly grinded malt for the distilleries and bakery products .

The St. Janskerk (Johanniskirche) is a three- aisled hall church that was built in 1425. The St. Lidwina Basilica dates from 1881 and contains relics of St. Lidwina . The ruins of Mathenesse Castle, some stately houses on the canals and the town hall (1782) are also worth seeing.

The Nationaal Jenever Museum on a canal in the city center is dedicated to schnapps.

The municipal museum shows local history and modern art , including works by the CoBrA painter group .

gallery

Web links

Commons : Schiedam  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on June 10, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on June 10, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. Nieuwe burgemeester Schiedam 'gewone jongen' + VIDEO. In: RTV Rijnmond. December 4, 2012, accessed June 10, 2018 (Dutch).
  5. College van burgemeester en wethouders ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Gemeente Schiedam, accessed June 10, 2018 (Dutch) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schiedam.nl