Zwammerdam is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
South Holland
South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
along
Oude Rijn river. It is a part of the municipality of
Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn (; en, "Alphen upon Rhine" or "Alphen on the Rhine") is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The city is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn (Old Rhine), where the r ...
, and lies about 6 km southeast of Alphen aan de Rijn. The name derives from a dam built in the
Rhine
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river in 1165 AD by
Count Floris III of
Holland
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, to protect the land stream downwards from floods.
In 2020, the village of Zwammerdam had 1850 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 62 km², and contained 484 residences.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001']
. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
The statistical area "Zwammerdam", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1810.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Alphen aan den Rijn']
Zwammerdam was a separate municipality until 1964, when it was divided between Alphen aan den Rijn and
Bodegraven
Bodegraven () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of of which is water.
The former municipality of Bodegraven also includes the communities Me ...
. The town is the current home of the
Jostiband Orchestra.
The ancient Romans did build fortress (
castrum
In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a po ...
) ''Nigrum Pullum'' as part of the defence system of the
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings aro ...
northern frontier (
Limes Germanicus) close to what now Zwammerdam is. In the 1970s during groundwork for the building of a new caregiving residence, remains were found of wooden ships from the Roman period. Extensive archeological excavations brought up six ships of different sizes, known as ''Schepen van Zwammerdam'', now exhibited at the nearby open-air museum
Archeon.
Zwammerdam ships restoration yard
website Archeon
Gallery
File:Zwammerdam 012.jpg, Kerklaan
File:Molen no 3 Zwammerdam.jpg, Windmill for waterpumping
File:Oude-Rijn, Zwammerdam ri. Alphen aan de Rijn.JPG, Oude Rijn at Zwammerdam
File:Castellum NigrumPullum vogelvlucht impressie Stevie Xinas 2016.jpg, Castrum Nigrum Pullum, artist impression Stevie Xinas
File:Opgraving Romeinsschip in Zwammerdam, overzicht, Bestanddeelnr 927-0653.jpg, Excavation ancient Roman ship 1973
References
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Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
Alphen aan den Rijn