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Early Amsterdam around 1300 consisted of six hamlets (buurtschap): west of the Amstel the Windmolenzijde near the Nieuwezijds Kolk, Kalverstraat and the Dam and Bindwijk near the Spui, and east of the Amstel the Kerkzijde near the Oude Kerk, Gansoord near the Dam and Grimmenes near the Grimburgwal at the bend in the Amstel.
1300 - Population: 1000. [3] 1303 - Siege of Amsterdam; 1306 - Amsterdam granted city rights. [4] Oude Kerk consecrated. 1345 - 15 March: Alleged "Miracle of Amsterdam" occurs. 1347 - Heilige Stede chapel built. 1389 - The city was first called Aemsterdam in an authentic piece. [1] 1408 - Nieuwe Kerk (church) construction begins. [5] 1421 - Fire.
In 1300, Amsterdam's population was around 1,000 people. [91] ... 30 km (19 mi) south-east of Amsterdam, has been crowned with this unofficial title. Hilversum is the ...
Trade in the region developed rapidly, especially in the areas of shipping and transport. The new rulers defended Dutch trading interests. Amsterdam grew and in the 15th century became the primary trading port in Europe for grain from the Baltic region. Amsterdam distributed grain to the major cities of Belgium, Northern France and England.
Around the year 1300, an earthen wall had been erected behind the Nieuwendijk dike. Traces of this wall were discovered during archeological excavations around Nieuwezijds Kolk in 1994. Following the Siege of Amsterdam in 1303, Count William III of Holland withdrew the privilege of Amsterdam to have defenses, forcing the town to remove the wall ...
Meanwhile, when a dam was constructed at the mouth of the Amstel, the now strategically located fishing hamlet in the north of Nieuwer-Amstel grew quickly. The settlement on the Amstel dam became "Amstellerdam" (or something similar), which became "Amsterdam". Amsterdam acquired city rights around 1300 and quickly dominated the entire region.
The Nieuwendijk is a major shopping street in central Amsterdam. There are some 200 shops along the street. [1] The street, which dates to the early medieval history of Amsterdam, counts 98 buildings with rijksmonument status. [2] The Nieuwendijk runs northeast from Dam Square, then turns left near Prins Hendrikkade.
Oud-Oost is an officially designated area of the borough of Amsterdam-Oost (Amsterdam East) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It consists of the areas closer to the city center, traditionally known as Amsterdam East, before the borough was expanded. [1] It is made up of the smaller neighborhoods: Dapperbuurt; Oosterparkbuurt; Oostpoort; Transvaalbuurt ...