Edam, tourist information
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General info Edam History Edam In and around Edam Shopping in Edam Things to do in Edam Nature/ Parks in Edam Steps in Edam Edam . Photos Coat of arms of Edam Number of inhabitants: 7.151 Number of national monuments: 173 | |||||||||||||
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The Mathijs Tinxgracht in Edam In the province of North Holland there is a pleasant historic town called Edam. You can certainly describe Edam as a tourist town. But less touristy than the neighboring town of Volendam. Edam is an old city and feels very cozy, so it certainly deserves a place on the list of cozy cities. Friendly people, beautiful buildings and of course the Edam cheese makes the city famous. You will find that in Edam. | |||||||||||||
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The location of the Edam . Cheese Market As mentioned before, Edam is a city with a lot of history. The city of Edam probably received its city rights in the year 1357. But the history goes back even further than the year 1357! To come back to the city rights, these were granted by Count Willem V, this was more out of self-interest. It was because he wanted to get the big cities behind him. But there was also a lot at stake for the inhabitants of Edam. It was important that the Edammers were given permission to build a harbor by the sea. This made reaching the city easier for foreign ships as well. These can then travel to the other North Holland cities via the Purmermeer. A market was also allowed to be held in Edam three times a year, as a result of these events the city continued to grow economically. The Edam cheese market was the economic engine of the city in the 16th century. Edam also experienced less fun, this was due to the Storm Flood of 1825, although this mainly affected the other side, but there were also casualties in Edam. | |||||||||||||
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The Kwakkelsteeg in Edam Of course, a tourist town like Edam also has nice sights, the main attractions are; The weigh house, the Town Hall, monumental houses in the Spuistraat and finally the fortress at Edam. But of course there are many more places of interest in Edam | |||||||||||||
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A cheese shop in Edam In the town of Edam you can not really go for shopping, there are some shops here and there, but for nice shopping you are not really in the right place in Edam, a nice opportunity to go shopping is to move to the surrounding cities, where you can then visit the cities, for example; Purmerend of Amsterdam which is also pretty close Hoorn | |||||||||||||
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Dam Square in Edam Of course every city has its attractions, so does the city of Edam. but this city doesn't have many! that is why we also recommend the cities in the area. But a visit to a museum or the tourist cheese market is possible in Edam.
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A Courtyard in Edam You can do a lot in the town of Edam! | |||||||||||||
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Prinsenstraat in Edam Unfortunately, Edam is not a step city either. There are a number of bars where the atmosphere is great and you can enjoy a terrace in the city. If you really want to go out, you better swerve to Amsterdam of Purmerend | |||||||||||||
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