Editing Purmerend (section)

===Early history===
[[File:Slot Purmersteijn.jpg|thumb|left|Medieval drawing of the fortified castle Slot Purmersteijn]]
Purmerend was created out of the small [[fishing]] [[village]] Purmer, which was situated on the land between the Purmermeer (''Purmer Lake''), the Beemstermeer (''Beemster Lake'') and the Wormermeer (''Wormer Lake'') on the south bank of the river {{ill|Where (canal)|lt=De Weere|nl|Where (water)}}, which used to connect the former Purmermeer and Beemstermeer.

Purmerend was founded by a rich banker and landowner from [[Amsterdam]], [[Willem Eggert]]. [[Count]] [[William VI of Holland]] (''Willem VI van Holland'') gave him permission to build a fortified [[castle]], [[Slot Purmerstein]], in 1410. The castle was completed in 1413.<ref name="ref3">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.waterlandziekenhuis.nl/frames.html?readform&page=http://www.waterlandziekenhuis.nl/paginas/4CC61895197C4C43C1256F6D002E9636 Waterlandziekenhuis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829005422/http://www.waterlandziekenhuis.nl/frames.html?readform |date=2005-08-29 }}</ref> This led to the foundation of the town of Purmerend. The castle was demolished in 1741, after it had fallen into decline.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.kasteleninnoordholland.nl/Kasteelbeschrijvingen/PurmersteinPurmerend.htm Kasteleninnoordholland.nl] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724154845/http://www.kasteleninnoordholland.nl/Kasteelbeschrijvingen/PurmersteinPurmerend.htm |date=July 24, 2011 }}</ref> 

In 1434 Purmerend was given [[city rights]] and in 1484 “[[Market town|marktrechten]]”, (the right to organise two “''jaarmarkten''” annual markets and a “''weekmarkt''” weekly market) by Count [[Jan van Egmond]].<ref name="ref3"/><ref name="ref2"/><ref>[http://www.purmerendsmuseum.nl/uk/museum_and_collection/history/ Museum of Purmerend] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211141343/http://www.purmerendsmuseum.nl/uk/museum_and_collection/history/ |date=February 11, 2012 }}</ref> This meant merchants from outside of Purmerend could sell in the market. Before 1484 only food for its own population could be sold.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.purmerendsmuseum.nl/nl/museum_en_collectie/purmerend_marktstad/ Purmerendmuseum.nl] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818185016/http://www.purmerendsmuseum.nl/nl/museum_en_collectie/purmerend_marktstad/ |date=August 18, 2007 }}</ref>