Schardam
Schardam is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Hoorn.
The village was first mentioned in 1319 as "den Scaderdam". The etymology is unclear. Schardam is a dike village which developed in the 14th century. There is a double exit sluice in Schardam. The southern sluice dates from 1592 and was renewed in 1738. The northern sluice 1712.
Schardam was home to 91 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1854, when it was merged with Beets. In 2016, it became part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam.
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South and north canal locks at Schardam -
Church of Schardam -
Marina of Schardam
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1476NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Schardam - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Schardam" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Schardam". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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