Schiedam is located between Rotterdam and Vlaardingen, originally on the Schie and later also on the Nieuwe Maas. The city is known worldwide for its jenever production, the historic city center with historic harbors (in other Dutch cities they would be called 'canals') and the highest windmill star in the world. The history of the city of Schiedam goes back to the 13th century. A dam was probably built around 1230 near the mouth of the Schie to protect the polder land against seawater. In 1275 city rights were granted. The eighteenth century was Schiedam's Golden Age: the cessation of liquor imports from France made possible the emergence of the Schiedam gin distillery. Schiedamsejenever was exported all over the world from dozens of distilleries and distilleries. The jenever industry gave Schiedam the nickname 'Black Nazareth', because the soot from the distilleries and glass factories colored the city black. Around 1880 more than a million bottles of jenever were produced in Zwart Nazareth. Blood, sweat and tears were shed to make that beautiful old gin. The industry has now largely disappeared, but the Schiedam windmills still define the townscape. A large number of former roasteries also remind us of the roasting time. The Jenever Museum has been located in one of these distilleries, located on the historic Lange Haven, since 1996.
- Hotel name
- Hotel Schiedam
- Address
- Hargalaan 6
- Zipcode and city
- 3118JA Schiedam
- Location
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