Schiedam () is a large

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and

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in the west of the

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. It is located in the

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, west of the city

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, east of the town

Vlaardingen Vlaardingen () is a large town and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is located on the north bank of the Nieuwe Maas river at the confluence with the Oude Maas. The municipality admin ...

and south of the city

Delft Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...

. In the south, Schiedam is also connected to the village of Pernis via the Benelux tunnel. The town is known for its historical center with

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface ...

s, and for having the tallest

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s in the world. Schiedam is also well known for the distilleries and malthouses and production of

jenever Jenever (, ), also known as Hollands, genever, genièvre, peket, or sometimes as Dutch gin (archaic: Holland gin or Geneva gin), is the juniper-flavoured traditional liquor in the Netherlands, Belgium, and adjoining areas in northern France ...

, such as the internationally renowned

Ketel One Ketel One is a vodka brand of the Nolet Distillery in Schiedam, Netherlands. Ketel One Vodka is distilled from 100% wheat in copper pot stills (Ketel is Dutch for ''pot still''), filtered over loose charcoal, and rests in tile-lined tanks until r ...

; in

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and

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, the word ''schiedam'' (usually without a capital ''s-'') refers to the town's jenever. This was the town's main industry during the early

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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 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 Schie () the name for four waterways in the area of Overschie, South Holland, the Netherlands. There are the Delftse Schie, the Delfshavense Schie, the Rotterdamse Schie and the Schiedamse Schie. The existence of these four streams is the result ...

was

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...

med by the Lord of Wassenaer and the Amtlord Dirk Bokel of the

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Mathenesse, this was to protect the existing

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology, hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as levee, dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclamation, Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a ...

land against the seawater from the

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. In 1247, Lady

Adelaide of Holland Adelaide of Holland (; – buried 9 April 1284), was a Countess of Hainaut by marriage to John I, Count of Hainaut. She acted as the regent of the County of Holland during the minority of her nephew Count Floris V between 1256 and 1263. She w ...

married

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. As a

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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 (

, and further away

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and

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) had to be transhipped. A small town developed swiftly around the dam and its activities. In 1275, Schiedam received

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from Lady Adelaide, this in her capacity as sister of William II, the reigning

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and

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. She ordered the building of Te Riviere Castle near the Schie, which is known today as "Castle Mathenesse" (

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

: "Huis te Riviere" or "Slot Mathenesse"). Remnants of a

donjon A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word ''keep'', but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residenc ...

, which were once part of the castle, are still visible today in the centre of Schiedam and near the town office. 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

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. From the 15th century onwards the town flourished as a place of pilgrimage due to the devotion afforded to Saint Lidwina, one of the most famous Dutch saints who lived her life in Schiedam. The town subsequently gained significance by fishing for

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. In 1428 a great fire swept through Schiedam, destroying large parts of the then wooden town. In 1575 the world's first known commercial

distillery Distillation, also classical distillation, is the process of separating the component substances of a liquid mixture of two or more chemically discrete substances; the separation process is realized by way of the selective boiling of the mixt ...

started operations in Schiedam. 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. On 10 August 1856, the first major train accident in the Netherlands happened near

Schiedam Centrum railway station Schiedam () 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, Schi ...

, causing 3 deaths. On 4 May 1976 the

1976 Schiedam train accident {{Infobox rail accident , name = Schiedam train disaster , image = Treinramp bij Schiedam, 24 doden overzicht en publiek, Bestanddeelnr 928-5566.jpg , caption = A ''Stoptrein'' collided with an international D-train on the morning of 4 May 1976 n ...

also took place near the station, which caused 24 deaths. At the end of the 19th and throughout the 20th century, the

shipbuilding Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other Watercraft, floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation th ...

industry boomed in Schiedam, with large companies like

Wilton-Fijenoord Wilton-Fijenoord was a shipbuilding and repair company in Schiedam, Netherlands from 1929 to 1999. Presently, the shipyard of Wilton-Feijnoord is part of Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam. Merger of Wilton and Fijenoord (1929) Wilton-Fijenoord had two ...

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

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-area in the Rotterdam metropolitan area.

Geography

The town of Schiedam is located in the province of

South Holland South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...

. It is enclosed between

(east),

Midden-Delfland Midden-Delfland () is a municipality (''gemeente'') in the Westland, region of the Netherlands, Westland region in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water. It was for ...

(north),

(west) and the river

Nieuwe Maas The Nieuwe Maas (; "New Meuse") is a distributary of the Rhine River, and a former distributary of the Meuse (river), Maas River, in the Netherlands, Dutch Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland. It runs from the confluence of th ...

(south). Schiedam exists of nine districts: Centrum ('Center'), Oost ('East'), Gorzen ('South'), West ('West'), Nieuwland, Groenoord, Kethel, Woudhoek and Spaland/Sveaparken.

Demographics

55,44% Dutch background, 14,42% Western

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, 30,15% Non western

Attractions

Museums

* * * Het Borrelmuseum (in 't Spul on Hoogstraat) * * Nationaal Coöperatie Museum Schiedam / 't Winkeltje * Artgallery 't Walvisch

Monuments

* The old town hall () * The canals of Schiedam * The Wheat Exchange (De Korenbeurs) * Church of Saint John (''Grote of Sint-Janskerk'') * The ruins of Te Riviere Castle * * De Plantage (a park) * The Porters' Guild House () * Het Proveniershuis (housing elderly people) * The historical windmills of Schiedam. This includes the tallest windmill in the world which is used as a restaurant.

Events

* *The National Windmill Days (Nationale Molen- & Gemalen dag) *Monthly art exhibition at Artipico Art Gallery (maandelijkse Kunstborrel)

Past notable events

* 1856 Schiedam train accident *

* 1976 Schiedam riots * 2012

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World record attempt

Sport

The most popular sports in Schiedam are

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and

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

. Two of its prominent soccer clubs, SVV (Schiedamse voetbal vereniging) and

Hermes Hermes (; ) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. He is also widely considered the protector of human heralds, travelers, thieves, merchants, and orators. He is able to move quic ...

, were formerly part of the 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 The Derde Divisie (; ), formerly known as Topklasse (; ), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede Div ...

(by comparison, the Dutch capital

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only has one). Aforementioned team Hermes D.V.S. holds two topklasse titles, whilst rivals Excelsior '20 hold eleven.

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

Public thinking & public service

* Saint Lidwina (1380–1433) a Dutch mystic, honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. * Jacobus Taurinus (1576–1618) a preacher and theologian, supporter of the

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* Cornelius Haga (1578–1654) ambassador of the

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to the

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Willem Nieupoort Willem Nieupoort (30 January 1607, in Schiedam – 2 May 1678, in The Hague) was a Dutch States Party politician, ambassador to the Commonwealth of England for the Dutch Republic and commissioner in the Dutch delegation that negotiated the Tre ...

(1607–1678) a politician and ambassador, negotiated the

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Jan van Riebeeck Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator, ambassador and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company. Life Early life Jan van Riebeeck was born in Culemborg on 21 April ...

(1619–1677) colonial administrator, founded

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(1649–1685) illegitimate son of

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* 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

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* Engelbertus Lucas Jr. (1785–1870) a Dutch senior naval officer * Piet Paaltjens (1835–1894) a Protestant clergyman and romantic author *

Christian Osepins Christian Osepins (1858–1887) was a Dutch-born United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Biography Osepins was born "Christiaan Osephius" in Schiedam to Gerritje Ruigrok an ...

(1858–1887) a

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sailor, recipient of the

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(1870–1960) a politician,

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1926/1929 and 1939/1940 * Philips Christiaan Visser (1882–1955) a diplomat, geographer, mountaineer and

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* Jeanne Lampl-de Groot (1895–1987) a Dutch psychiatrist, worked with

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Thomas van der Hammen Thomas van der Hammen (Schiedam, Netherlands, 27 September 1924 - Chía, Colombia, 12 March 2010) was a Dutch palaeontologist, botanist and geologist. He had published more than 160 works in five languages.palaeontologist Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure geolo ...

, botanist and geologist *

Wil Velders-Vlasblom Wil Velders-Vlasblom (2 May 1930 - 20 January 2019) was a Dutch politician and woman's rights activist. She was the first woman alderman in Utrecht, and later served as mayor of Beverwijk. During the 1970s and a portion of the 1980s, Velders-Vlas ...

(1930-2019) a Dutch politician and woman's rights activist *

Pieter van Vollenhoven Pieter van Vollenhoven Jr. (born 30 April 1939) is the husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and a member, by marriage, of the Dutch royal house. Early life and career Van Vollenhoven was born in Schiedam, he is the second son of Pi ...

(born 1939) husband of

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Johannes Bronkhorst Johannes Bronkhorst (born 17 July 1946, in Schiedam, d. 14 May 2025) was a Dutch Orientalist and Indologist, specializing in Sanskrit grammar, Buddhist studies and early Buddhism. He was Professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the ...

(born 1946) an academic and

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specialising in early Buddhism *

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(born 1946) member of the

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Herman Heinsbroek Hermanus Philippus Johannes Bernardus Heinsbroek (born 12 January 1951) is a Dutch entrepreneur, media commentator, author and former politician who briefly served as Minister of Economic Affairs in 2002 in the first Balkenende cabinet. He was a ...

(born 1951) entrepreneur and former Minister of Economic Affairs *

Pieter Elbers Pieter Elbers (born 11 May 1970) is a Dutch airline executive who is the CEO of IndiGo since 2022. He had been president and CEO of the Netherlands' flag carrier airline, KLM, from 2014 until his appointment as CEO of IndiGo. Early years Elbers ...

(born 1970) a Dutch airline executive, President and CEO of

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The arts

Adam Pynacker Adam Christiaensz Pynacker or Pijnacker (15 February 1622, Schiedam - buried 28 March 1673, Amsterdam ) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, mostly of landscapes. Biography Pynacker was the son of a wine merchant, who was a member of the ''vroedscha ...

(1622–1673)

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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

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Theresia van der Pant Theresia Reiniera van der Pant (27 November 1924, Schiedam – 4 February 2013, Amsterdam) was a Dutch sculptor. Examples of her work include the Equestrian statue of Queen Wilhelmina, which stands on Rokin The Rokin is a canal and major stre ...

(1924–2013) a Dutch sculptor * Gé Korsten (1927-1999) a South African singer of Dutch descent *

Rien Poortvliet Rien Poortvliet (; 7 August 1932 – 15 September 1995) was a Dutch artist and illustrator. Life Born in Schiedam, Poortvliet was best known for his drawings of animals and for "Gnomes (book), Gnomes", a famous series of illustrated books with ...

(1932–1995) Dutch painter of the

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book series *

Henk de Vlieger Henk de Vlieger (born 1953 in Schiedam) is a Dutch people, Dutch percussion instrument, percussionist, composer and arrangement, arranger. Since 1984 he has been a permanent member of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra as percussionist. ...

(born 1953) a Dutch percussionist, composer and arranger *

Mike Redman Mike Redman (1978) is a musician, record producer, film maker, label owner and multidisciplinary artist from the Netherlands. He owns the leading record label Redrum Recordz and creates music in different musical genres (Hardcore, rap, hip-hop, ...

(born 1978) a musician, record producer and film maker * Joey Roukens (born 1982) a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music

Sport

* Rinus Gosens (1920–2008) a football player and manager *

Hans Eijkenbroek Hans Eijkenbroek (5 January 1940 – 17 August 2024) was a Dutch football player and manager. Playing career Club Born in Schiedam, he started his career at local side Hermes DVS and was scouted by Sparta Rotterdam legend Denis Neville in 1962 ...

(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

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* Yvonne Buter (born 1959) a former Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, team bronze medallist at the

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John de Wolf Johannes Hildebrand de Wolf (born 10 December 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. He earned six caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring two goals. Career Club De Wolf was born in Schiedam. He beg ...

(born 1962) a Dutch former professional footballer with over 350 club caps *

Angela Venturini Angela Venturini (married name Batenburg-Venturini; born 19 November 1964) is a former Dutch cricketer whose international career for the Dutch national side spanned from 1988 to 1996. A right-arm medium-pacer, she finished her career with 24 On ...

(born 1964) a Dutch former cricketer * Willem Noorduin (born 1967) a Paralympian athlete and Olympic medallist *

Robin van der Laan Robertus Petrus van der Laan (born 5 September 1968) is a Dutch former football player and manager. He began his playing career in his native Netherlands with Eerste Divisie club Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging in 1987 before moving on to Wagenin ...

(born 1968) a former footballer with 401 club caps and manager *

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(born 1969) a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager * Luuk van Troost (born 1969) cricketer, captained the

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Erik Jazet Erik Alexander Jazet (born 19 July 1971 in Schiedam) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 308 international matches for the Netherlands. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on 17 November 1990 in a match against E ...

(born 1971) a former field hockey player, team medallist in three Olympic Games *

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(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 Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Early career Born in Schiedam, Koevermans began his career with the amateurs of Excelsior'20, then went to Sparta Rotterdam ...

(born 1978) a Dutch former footballer with 296 club caps, currently a coach *

Gökhan Saki Gökhan Saki (born 18 October 1983Jos van Emden Jos van Emden (born 18 February 1985) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2023 for the , the and . During his career, Van Emden's specialty was in individual time trials, with 11 of his 1 ...

(born 1985) a Dutch road bicycle racer and time-trial specialist * Nick de Bruijn (born 1987) a Dutch racing driver *

Kelly Dulfer Kelly Dulfer (born 21 March 1994) is a Dutch handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Dutch national team. She normally plays left back, but is known to be a very versatile player. She was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World W ...

(born 1994) a Dutch handball player with the Dutch national team *

Joshua Zirkzee Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee (born 22 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team. Club career Early years Born in Schiedam to a Nigerian mother and a Dutch father ...

(born 2001) a Dutch football player

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Twin towns – Sister cities

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Vienne Vienne may refer to: Places *Vienne (department), a department of France named after the river Vienne *Vienne, Isère, a city in the French department of Isère * Vienne-en-Arthies, a village in the French department of Val-d'Oise * Vienne-en-Bessi ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

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Esslingen am Neckar Esslingen am Neckar (Swabian German, Swabian: ''Esslenga am Neckor''; until 16 October 1964 officially '' Eßlingen am Neckar'') is a town in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, seat of the Esslingen (district), Distri ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

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Piotrków Trybunalski Piotrków Trybunalski (; also known by #Etymology, alternative names), often simplified to Piotrków, is a city in central Poland with 71,252 inhabitants (2021). It is the capital of Piotrków County and the second-largest city in the Łódź Voi ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

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Velenje Velenje (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 272.) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, sixth-largest city of Slovenia, and t ...

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

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Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhon ...

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

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Udine Udine ( ; ; ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northeastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Carnic Alps. It is the capital of the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

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Wandsworth Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Toponymy Wandsworth takes its name ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

(since 1946) The relations between Schiedam and these cities was stopped in 2008, after Schiedam joined Eurotowns

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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

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