Editing Schiedam

{{short description|City and Municipality in South Holland, Netherlands}}
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| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[South Holland]]
| established_title       = Settled
| established_date        = c. 1230
| established_title1      = [[City rights]]
| established_date1       = 1275
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web 
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 |title = Dhr. C.H.J. Lamers
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 |access-date = 23 August 2013}}</ref>
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| leader_name             = [[Cor Lamers]]
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[[File:Gem-Schiedam-OpenTopo.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Dutch Topographic map of Schiedam, 2016]]
[[File:Schiedam, zicht op haven foto2 2008-05-12 11.32.JPG|upright=1.35|thumb|View of Schiedam with The Porters' Guild House]]
[[File:De Kameel.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Windmill ''De Kameel'' in Schiedam]]

'''Schiedam''' ({{IPA|nl|sxiˈdɑm|-|Nl-Schiedam.ogg}}) is a large [[town]] and [[municipality]] in the west of the [[Netherlands]]. It is located in the [[Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area]], west of the city [[Rotterdam]], east of the town [[Vlaardingen]] and south of the city [[Delft]]. In the south, Schiedam is also connected to the village of [[Pernis, Netherlands|Pernis]] via the Benelux tunnel.

The town is known for its historical center with [[canal]]s, and for having the tallest [[windmill]]s in the world.

Schiedam is also well known for the distilleries and malthouses and production of [[jenever]], such as the internationally renowned [[Ketel One]]; in [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]], the word ''schiedam'' (usually without a capital ''s-'') refers to the town's jenever. This was the town's main industry during the early [[Industrial Revolution]] in the 18th and 19th century, a period to which it owed its former nickname "''Zwart Nazareth''"  ("Black Nazareth").

The town is also known for [[Lidwina|Saint Lidwina]], one of the most famous Dutch saints, whose relics are located in the town’s basilica.

== History ==

Schiedam was founded around the year 1230. The river [[Schie]] was [[dam]]med by the [[House of Wassenaer|Lord of Wassenaer]] and the Amtlord Dirk Bokel of the [[Amt (country subdivision)|Amt]] [[Oud- en Nieuw-Mathenesse|Mathenesse]], this was to protect the existing [[polder]]land against the seawater from the [[North Sea]]. In 1247, Lady [[Adelaide of Holland]] married [[John I, Count of Hainaut]]. As a [[dowry]] she received from him the eastern part of the dam together with the adjacent polder. The dam attracted many trade activities because goods for and from the hinterland ([[Delft]], and further away [[Leiden]] and [[Haarlem]]) had to be [[Transshipment|transhipped]]. A small town developed swiftly around the dam and its activities. In 1275, Schiedam received [[town privileges]] from Lady Adelaide, this in her capacity as sister of [[William II of Holland|William II]], the reigning [[Count of Holland]] and [[King of the Romans]]. She ordered the building of [[Te Riviere Castle]] near the Schie, which is known today as "Castle Mathenesse" ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: "Huis te Riviere" or "Slot Mathenesse"). Remnants of a [[Keep|donjon]], which were once part of the castle, are still visible today in the centre of Schiedam and near the town office.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

As a young settlement Schiedam soon received competition from surrounding towns and cities: in 1340, Rotterdam and Delft also were allowed to establish a connection between the Schie and the [[Meuse (river)|Meuse]]. From the 15th century onwards the town flourished as a place of pilgrimage due to the devotion afforded to [[Lidwina|Saint Lidwina]], one of the most famous Dutch saints who lived her life in Schiedam. The town subsequently gained significance by fishing for [[herring]]. In 1428 a great fire swept through Schiedam, destroying large parts of the then wooden town.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

In 1575 the world's first known commercial [[distillery]] started operations in Schiedam.<ref>{{ cite book | last1 = Doxat | first1 = John | year = 1972 | chapter = Bols | title = The World of Drinks and Drinking: An International Distillation | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=vY4UAQAAIAAJ | publication-place = New York | publisher = Drake Publishers | page = 35 | isbn = 9780877492542 | access-date = 11 December 2023 | quote = [...] the oldest gin house in the world - presumably the world's oldest commercial distillers - Bols Boord & Son was founded in 1575, at Schiedam [...]. }}</ref> The 18th century was Schiedam's Golden Age, when the gin industry flourished. The standstill in drink imports from France made the boom in Schiedam's distilleries possible. From dozens of distilleries Schiedam jenever was exported throughout the world. The gin industry gave the town its nickname "Black Nazareth". This industry is now largely gone. Five windmills in the town, called ''De Noord'', ''Walvisch'', ''Drie Koornbloemen'', ''Nieuwe Palmboom'' and ''Vrijheid'' − are the highest traditional-style windmills in the world because they had to stick out above the high warehouses, and many storehouses are relics of this past. In one of the former factories at the Lange Haven the National Jenever Museum operates.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

On 10 August 1856, the first major train accident in the Netherlands happened near [[Schiedam Centrum railway station]], causing 3 deaths. On 4 May 1976 the [[1976 Schiedam train accident]] also took place near the station, which caused 24 deaths.<ref name="dvhn">{{cite news | url=http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=DVHN-20040501-DW01006004&vw=org&lm=treinramp%2Cschiedam | title=Eerste treinramp met doden ook bij Schiedam | work=Dagblad van het Noorden | date=May 1, 2004 | access-date=December 2, 2011|language=nl}}</ref>

At the end of the 19th and throughout the 20th century, the [[shipbuilding]] industry boomed in Schiedam, with large companies like [[Wilton-Fijenoord]] and others. In 1941, the ancient municipalities [[Kethel en Spaland]] were merged with Schiedam, which made large expansions of the town possible with residential areas in the north.  At the end of the 20th century, the shipbuilding industry largely disappeared and today, Schiedam is mainly a [[commuter town|commuter]]-area in the Rotterdam metropolitan area.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

== Geography ==
The town of Schiedam is located in the province of [[South Holland]]. It is enclosed between [[Rotterdam]] (east), [[Midden-Delfland]] (north), [[Vlaardingen]] (west) and the river [[Nieuwe Maas]] (south).

Schiedam exists of nine districts: Centrum ('Center'), Oost ('East'), Gorzen ('South'), West ('West'), Nieuwland, Groenoord, Kethel, Woudhoek and Spaland/Sveaparken.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schiedam.nl/Def/inwoners/Wonen-en-Wijken/Wijken.html|title=Wijken - Gemeente Schiedam|access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==

55,44% Dutch background, 14,42% Western [[migration background]], 30,15% Non western [[migration background]]{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

== Attractions ==

=== Museums ===
* {{ill|Stedelijk Museum Schiedam|nl}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stedelijkmuseumschiedam.nl/|title=Stedelijk Museum Schiedam|website=Stedelijk Museum Schiedam}}</ref>
* {{ill|Jenevermuseum (Schiedam)|nl}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jenevermuseum.nl/|title=Nationaal Jenevermuseum Schiedam|website=Nationaal Jenevermuseum Schiedam}}</ref>
* Het Borrelmuseum (in 't Spul on Hoogstraat)
* {{ill|De Walvisch|nl}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schiedamsemolens.nl|title=De Schiedamse Molens|website=www.schiedamsemolens.nl}}</ref>
* Nationaal Coöperatie Museum Schiedam / 't Winkeltje
* Artgallery 't Walvisch

=== Monuments ===
* The old town hall ({{ill|Oude stadhuis (Schiedam)|nl}})
* The canals of Schiedam
* The Wheat Exchange (De Korenbeurs)
* Church of Saint John (''Grote of Sint-Janskerk'')
* The ruins of [[Te Riviere Castle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scyedam.nl/kaleida/pagina.php?id=425|title=Scyedam - Kaleida - Ruïne Huis te Riviere|website=scyedam.delinea.nl}}</ref>
* {{ill|Saint Lidwina basilica|nl|Basiliek van de H. Liduina en Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Rozenkrans}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.keilholtz.nl/basiliek/basiliek/images/schiedam-sing-02.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2006-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006203116/http://www.keilholtz.nl/basiliek/basiliek/images/schiedam-sing-02.jpg |archive-date=2007-10-06 }}</ref>
* De Plantage (a park)
* The Porters' Guild House ({{ill|Zakkendragershuisje (Schiedam)|nl}})
* Het Proveniershuis (housing elderly people)
* [[List of windmills in Schiedam|The historical windmills of Schiedam]]. This includes the tallest windmill in the world which is used as a restaurant.

=== Events ===
*{{ill|Brandersfeesten|nl}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brandersfeesten.nl|title=Brandersfeesten - Jaarlijks feest in Schiedam Centrum|website=www.brandersfeesten.nl}}</ref>
*The National Windmill Days<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalemolenengemalendag.nl|title=Nationale molen- en gemalendag - Alles over molens|website=www.nationalemolenengemalendag.nl}}</ref> (Nationale Molen- & Gemalen dag)
*Monthly art exhibition at Artipico Art Gallery<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artipico.com|title=Galerie Artipico Schiedam - DIET WIEGMAN CLEMENS BRIELS - JUDITH WIERSEMA|last=Artipico|website=www.artipico.com}}</ref> (maandelijkse Kunstborrel)

====Past notable events====
* [[1856 Schiedam train accident]]
* [[1976 Schiedam train accident]]
* 1976 [[Schiedam riots]]
* 2012 [[lip dub]] World record attempt<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjSh0Z_NR_A| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727211457/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjSh0Z_NR_A| archive-date=2013-07-27 | url-status=dead|title=Schiedam 2012 - DOUBLE LIPDUB WORLD RECORD!!! - OLD BETA VERSION|last=Yorick de Vries|date=30 September 2012|via=YouTube}}</ref>

== Sport ==
The most popular sports in Schiedam are [[Association football|soccer]] and [[field hockey]]. Two of its prominent soccer clubs, [[SV SVV|SVV (Schiedamse voetbal vereniging)]] and [[Hermes DVS|Hermes]], were formerly part of the [[Eredivisie|Netherlands' professional football league]] before being relegated due to financial difficulties. Cricket is also unusually popular in Schiedam, with two cricket teams playing in the [[Topklasse (cricket)|topklasse]] (by comparison, the Dutch capital [[Amsterdam]] only has one). Aforementioned team [[Hermes DVS|Hermes D.V.S.]] holds two topklasse titles, whilst rivals Excelsior '20 hold eleven.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/bce4de52-cb20-11db-b436-000b5df10621 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/bce4de52-cb20-11db-b436-000b5df10621 |archive-date=2022-12-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Hail Holland, world cricket's unlikely lads|newspaper=Financial Times |date=5 March 2007 |access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>

== Education ==
There are about 35 schools in Schiedam. The oldest high school is the [[Stedelijk Gymnasium Schiedam]], dating back to 1346. Other schools include [[Lyceum Schravenlant]], [[Spieringshoek]] and [[Lentiz LIFE]].

== Notable people ==
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=== Public thinking & public service ===
[[File:Jan van Riebeeck.jpg|140px|thumb|Jan van Riebeeck, grew up in Schiedam]]
[[File:Dirk Jan de Geer.jpg|140px|thumb|Dirk Jan de Geer, 1926]]

* [[Lidwina|Saint Lidwina]] (1380–1433) a Dutch mystic, honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.<ref>{{cite CE1913|wstitle= St. Lidwina |volume= 9 |last= Albers |first= Petrus Henricus  |author-link= |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Jacobus Taurinus]] (1576–1618) a preacher and theologian, supporter of the [[Remonstrants]]
* [[Cornelius Haga]] (1578–1654) ambassador of the [[Dutch Republic]] to the [[Ottoman Empire]]
* [[Willem Nieupoort]] (1607–1678) a politician and ambassador, negotiated the [[Treaty of Westminster (1654)]]
* [[Jan van Riebeeck]] (1619–1677) colonial administrator, founded [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]
* [[James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth]] (1649–1685) illegitimate son of [[Charles II of England]]
* [[Harmen van Bol'es]] (1689-1764) a Royal master builder in Russia, Town Carpenter in Schiedam
* [[Engelbertus Lucas Sr.]] (1747–1797) a Dutch rear-admiral, commanding a squadron of the [[Batavian Navy]]
* [[Engelbertus Lucas Jr.]] (1785–1870) a Dutch senior naval officer
* [[Piet Paaltjens]] (1835–1894) a Protestant clergyman and romantic author
* [[Christian Osepins]] (1858–1887) a [[United States Navy|US Navy]] sailor, recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]]
* [[Dirk Jan de Geer]] (1870–1960) a politician, [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Dutch Prime Minister]] 1926/1929 and 1939/1940  
* [[Philips Christiaan Visser]] (1882–1955) a diplomat, geographer, mountaineer and [[glaciologist]] 
* [[Jeanne Lampl-de Groot]] (1895–1987) a Dutch psychiatrist, worked with [[Sigmund Freud]]
* [[Thomas van der Hammen]] (1924-2010) a Dutch [[palaeontologist]], botanist and geologist
* [[Wil Velders-Vlasblom]] (1930-2019) a Dutch politician and woman's rights activist
* [[Pieter van Vollenhoven]] (born 1939) husband of [[Princess Margriet of the Netherlands]]
* [[Johannes Bronkhorst]] (born 1946) an academic and [[Indologist]] specialising in early Buddhism 
* [[Elizabeth Witmer]] (born 1946) member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]], [[Canada]]
* [[Herman Heinsbroek]] (born 1951) entrepreneur and former [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Economic Affairs]]
* [[Pieter Elbers]] (born 1970) a Dutch airline executive, President and CEO of [[KLM]]

=== The arts ===
[[File:Wybrand de Geest - Adam Joseph Pynacker.jpg|140px|thumb|Portrait of Adam Pijnacker, 1660]]

* [[Adam Pynacker]] (1622–1673) [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter, mostly of landscapes
* [[Piet van Stuivenberg]] (1901–1988) sculptor, painter, lithographer and graphic artist
* [[Arnold van Mill]] (1921–1996) a Dutch opera singer who sang bass
* [[Wim Meuldijk]] (1922–2007) writer, illustrator and screenwriter; created [[Pipo de Clown]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582803/   IMDb Database] retrieved 29 February 2020</ref>
* [[Theresia van der Pant]] (1924–2013) a Dutch sculptor
* [[Gé Korsten]] (1927-1999) a South African singer of Dutch descent
* [[Rien Poortvliet]] (1932–1995) Dutch painter of the [[Gnomes]] book series
* [[Henk de Vlieger]] (born 1953) a Dutch percussionist, composer and arranger
* [[Mike Redman]] (born 1978) a musician, record producer and film maker <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5149153/   IMDb Database] retrieved 29 February 2020</ref>
* [[Joey Roukens]] (born 1982) a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music

=== Sport ===
[[File:Pauline van der Wildt 1964.jpg|140px|thumb|Pauline van der Wildt, 1964]]
[[File:Kelly Dulfer 2 20180128.jpg|140px|thumb|Kelly Dulfer, 2018]]

* [[Rinus Gosens]] (1920–2008) a football player and manager
* [[Hans Eijkenbroek]] (born 1940) a retired footballer with 339 club caps and manager
* [[Pauline van der Wildt]] (born 1944) a retired Dutch swimmer, team bronze medallist at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Yvonne Buter]] (born 1959) a former Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, team bronze medallist at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]
* [[John de Wolf]] (born 1962) a Dutch former professional footballer with over 350 club caps
* [[Angela Venturini]] (born 1964) a Dutch former cricketer
* [[Willem Noorduin]] (born 1967) a Paralympian athlete and Olympic medallist 
* [[Robin van der Laan]] (born 1968) a former footballer with 401 club caps and manager
* [[Robert Maaskant]] (born 1969) a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager
* [[Luuk van Troost]] (born 1969) cricketer, captained the [[Netherlands national cricket team]]
* [[Erik Jazet]] (born 1971) a former field hockey player, team medallist in three Olympic Games
* [[Andre van Troost]] (born 1972) a Dutch former cricketer, a right-arm fast bowler
* [[Rob Cordemans]] (born 1974) a Dutch baseball player
* [[Ali Elkhattabi]] (born 1977) a retired Dutch-Moroccan footballer with 238 club caps
* [[Danny Koevermans]] (born 1978) a Dutch former footballer with 296 club caps, currently a coach
* [[Gökhan Saki]] (born 1983) a Dutch-Turkish kickboxer and mixed martial artist
* [[Jos van Emden]] (born 1985) a Dutch road bicycle racer and time-trial specialist
* [[Nick de Bruijn]] (born 1987) a Dutch racing driver
* [[Kelly Dulfer]] (born 1994) a Dutch handball player with the [[Netherlands women's national handball team|Dutch national team]]
*[[Joshua Zirkzee]] (born 2001) a Dutch football player

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands}}

===Twin towns – Sister cities===
Schiedam was [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:

*{{flagicon|FRA}} - [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]], [[France]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} - [[Esslingen am Neckar]], [[Germany]] (since 1964)
*{{flagicon|POL}} - [[Piotrków Trybunalski]], [[Poland]] (since 1992)
*{{flagicon|SVN}} - [[Velenje]], [[Slovenia]] (since 1970)
*{{flagicon|WAL}} - [[Neath Port Talbot]], [[Wales]] (since 1964)<ref name="Neath Port Talbot twinnings">{{cite web |title=Neath Port Talbot Twin Towns |url=http://www.npt.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1988 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822042254/http://www.npt.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1988 |archive-date=2013-08-22 |access-date=2013-08-22 |work=Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} - [[Udine]], [[Italy]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} - [[London Borough of Wandsworth|Wandsworth]], [[England]] (since 1946)

The relations between Schiedam and these cities was stopped in 2008, after Schiedam joined [[Eurotowns]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Information about the international relationships by the municipality (in Dutch) |url=https://www.schiedam.nl/a-tot-z/europese-samenwerking-projecten-en-netwerken }}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Schiedam, de Sint Liduinabasiliek (RM33276) op het Stadserf IMG 8171 2016-03-13 14.04.jpg|New townhall and basilica
File:Schiedam, Huis te Riviere positie2 foto5 2016-03-13 15.30.jpg|Ruin: Huis te Riviere
File:Schiedam, de Grote of Sint Janskerk RM33241 foto5 2016-03-13 14.58.jpg|Church: de Grote of Sint Janskerk
File:Schiedam, Johannes de Doperkerk RM33223 foto3 2013-07-07 17.19.jpg|Church: Johannes de Doperkerk
File:Schiedam, sculptuur de Zakkendrager aan de Nieuwe Sluisstraat foto5 2016-03-13 14.38.jpg|Sculpture (de Zakkendrager) 
File:Schiedam, schip in de Korte Haven bij de Korenbeurs foto3 2016-023-13 14.45.jpg|Ship in the Korte Haven near the Korenbeurs
File:Schiedam, het Proveniershuis RM33272 IMG 8211 2016-03-13 15.19.jpg|Monumental building: het Proveniershuis
File:Schiedam, straatzicht Rotterdamsedijk-Broersvest foto4 2016-03-13 14.19.jpg|Street view: Broersvest-Rotterdamsedijk
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[HMS Schiedam]]
* [[Nieuwland, Kortland, en 's-Graveland]]
* [[Schiedam riots]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.schiedam.nl/}}
*[https://historischeverenigingschiedam.nl/ Historical Society Schiedam]
*[https://www.deschiedamsemolens.nl/ Windmills of Schiedam]
*[http://www.schiedam.com Touristic Information Schiedam]

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