Monnickendam
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Monnickendam (Template:IPA) is a city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies on the coast of the Markermeer, about Template:Convert southeast of Purmerend. It received city rights in 1355 and was damaged by the fires of 1499 and 1513.
History
Monnikendam was also the name of a number of warships built at the port of the same name during the Anglo-Dutch Wars.
The town was founded by monks,<ref name="eyewitness">Template:Cite book</ref> the name Monnickendam translates as 'Monk's dam'.
Monnickendam was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged into Waterland.<ref>Template:Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten</ref> Although it is a small fishing village today, it was an important port in earlier centuries. It possesses a seventeenth-century weigh house, once used by merchants and port officials, and a bell tower that dates from 1591. The fourteenth century church of St. Nicholas, renovated in 1602, is particularly notable. The synagogue was built in 1894.<ref>Synagogues of Europe: Architecture, History, Meaning, by Carol Herselle Krinsky - 1996, p. 68</ref> Jewish families named Monnikendam trace their roots to this town.
The town was the site of an artist's colony in the early twentieth century.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Economy
Monnickendam hosts a number of industries, many related to its history and proximity to the Markermeer. Notably, the city is home to the Royal Hakvoort Shipyards that has operated for over a century, first catering to the local fishing industry by building vessels for their purpose, and later moving into luxury and pleasure crafts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Other notable organisations include Leguit + Roos, specialising in the renovation and restoration of historical buildings that are plenty in the Waterland area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In recent developments, the derelict business quarter of Galgeriet was demolished in order to make space for the development of new residential buildings. The Dutch government has subsidised this development with €6,420,240, with the hope of creating 700 homes as well as additional commercial spaces to both alleviate the ailing demography and provide an impetus for further economic growth.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
In 2001, the town of Monnickendam had 9,546 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was Template:Convert, and contained 3,766 residences.<ref name="CBS">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.</ref> The wider statistical area of Monnickendam has a population of around 9,680.<ref name="CBS2">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Waterland [2]Template:Dead link.</ref>
Notable people
- Wendelmoet Claesdochter, first female Lutheran martyr during the Reformation, executed in 1527 at The Hague
- Cornelis Dirkszoon, mayor of Monnickendam during the Eighty Years' War
- Hermann Jung (1608–1678), prominent Lutheran theologian and preacher
- Simon Lambrechtszoon Mau, captain of the Duyfken who led the first expedition to the Dutch East Indies using a route around Africa
- Marlou van Rhijn, two-time 200 metre gold medal winner at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics
Gallery
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Monk sculpture at the bridge near de Waag
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Church: de Grote of Sint Nicolaaskerk
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Tower (de Speeltoren) and de Waag
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View to the port
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View to a street (het Noordeinde)
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View to the grachten
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Drawbridge: the Rietvinkbrug
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See also
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