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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85" title="سخيدام – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="سخيدام" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeente_Schiedam" title="Gemeente Schiedam – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Gemeente Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85" title="اسخیدام – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اسخیدام" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiedam" title="Skiedam – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Skiedam" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8A%A4%ED%9E%88%EB%8B%B4" title="스히담 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="스히담" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%87%D5%AD%D5%AB%D5%A4%D5%A1%D5%B4" title="Շխիդամ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Շխիդամ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%AE%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98" title="სხიდამი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სხიდამი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C4%ABdama" title="Shīdama – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Shīdama" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schidamas" title="Schidamas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Schidamas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BC" title="Схидам – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Схидам" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%AE" title="शिडम – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="शिडम" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85" title="سخيدام – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سخيدام" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiedam" title="Skiedam – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Skiedam" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%92%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0" title="スヒーダム – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="スヒーダム" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BC" title="Схидам – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Схидам" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Schiedam" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" 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.ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Schiedam</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">Town</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_of_the_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="List of municipalities of the Netherlands">municipality</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stadhuis_Schiedam.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Old city hall of Schiedam"><img alt="Old city hall of Schiedam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Stadhuis_Schiedam.jpg/250px-Stadhuis_Schiedam.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Stadhuis_Schiedam.jpg/375px-Stadhuis_Schiedam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Stadhuis_Schiedam.jpg/500px-Stadhuis_Schiedam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Old city hall of Schiedam</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Schiedam.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Schiedam"><img alt="Flag of Schiedam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_Schiedam.svg/100px-Flag_of_Schiedam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_Schiedam.svg/150px-Flag_of_Schiedam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_Schiedam.svg/200px-Flag_of_Schiedam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Schiedam.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Schiedam"><img alt="Coat of arms of Schiedam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Coat_of_arms_of_Schiedam.svg/49px-Coat_of_arms_of_Schiedam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Coat_of_arms_of_Schiedam.svg/74px-Coat_of_arms_of_Schiedam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Coat_of_arms_of_Schiedam.svg/99px-Coat_of_arms_of_Schiedam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="186" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">Brandersstad</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0606_(2009).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in South Holland"><img alt="Highlighted position of Schiedam in a municipal map of South Holland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0606_%282009%29.svg/250px-Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0606_%282009%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0606_%282009%29.svg/375px-Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0606_%282009%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0606_%282009%29.svg/500px-Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0606_%282009%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="160" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location in South Holland</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Schiedam&params=51_55_N_4_24_E_region:NL_type:city(79279)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°55′N</span> <span class="longitude">4°24′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.917°N 4.400°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.917; 4.400</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Netherlands" title="Provinces of the Netherlands">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_Holland" title="South Holland">South Holland</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Settled</th><td class="infobox-data">c. 1230</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/City_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="City rights">City rights</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1275</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-mayor_now_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayor_now-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_council_(Netherlands)" title="Municipal council (Netherlands)">Municipal council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Burgemeester" class="mw-redirect" title="Burgemeester">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cor_Lamers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cor Lamers (page does not exist)">Cor Lamers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Appeal" title="Christian Democratic Appeal">CDA</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">19.86 km<sup>2</sup> (7.67 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">17.82 km<sup>2</sup> (6.88 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">2.04 km<sup>2</sup> (0.79 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-AHN_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AHN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">−1 m (−3 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(January 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">79,279</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">4,449/km<sup>2</sup> (11,520/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Schiedammer</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B1" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+1">UTC+1</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Time" title="Central European Time">CET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Summer_Time" title="Central European Summer Time">CEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_codes_in_the_Netherlands" title="Postal codes in the Netherlands">Postcode</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">3100–3125</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_Netherlands" title="Telephone numbers in the Netherlands">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">010</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.schiedam.nl">www<wbr />.schiedam<wbr />.nl</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gem-Schiedam-OpenTopo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Gem-Schiedam-OpenTopo.jpg/300px-Gem-Schiedam-OpenTopo.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="441" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Gem-Schiedam-OpenTopo.jpg/450px-Gem-Schiedam-OpenTopo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Gem-Schiedam-OpenTopo.jpg/600px-Gem-Schiedam-OpenTopo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1965" data-file-height="2887" /></a><figcaption>Dutch Topographic map of Schiedam, 2016</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Schiedam,_zicht_op_haven_foto2_2008-05-12_11.32.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Schiedam%2C_zicht_op_haven_foto2_2008-05-12_11.32.JPG/300px-Schiedam%2C_zicht_op_haven_foto2_2008-05-12_11.32.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Schiedam%2C_zicht_op_haven_foto2_2008-05-12_11.32.JPG/450px-Schiedam%2C_zicht_op_haven_foto2_2008-05-12_11.32.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Schiedam%2C_zicht_op_haven_foto2_2008-05-12_11.32.JPG/600px-Schiedam%2C_zicht_op_haven_foto2_2008-05-12_11.32.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>View of Schiedam with The Porters' Guild House</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:De_Kameel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/De_Kameel.jpg/300px-De_Kameel.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="400" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/De_Kameel.jpg/450px-De_Kameel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/De_Kameel.jpg/600px-De_Kameel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Windmill <i>De Kameel</i> in Schiedam</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Schiedam</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Dutch pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="nl-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Dutch" title="Help:IPA/Dutch">[sxiˈdɑm]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/c\/c8\/Nl-Schiedam.ogg\/Nl-Schiedam.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Nl-Schiedam.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c8/Nl-Schiedam.ogg/Nl-Schiedam.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Nl-Schiedam.ogg" title="File:Nl-Schiedam.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>) is a large <a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">town</a> and <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipality</a> in the west of the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>. It is located in the <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam%E2%80%93The_Hague_metropolitan_area" title="Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area">Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area</a>, west of the city <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>, east of the town <a href="/wiki/Vlaardingen" title="Vlaardingen">Vlaardingen</a> and south of the city <a href="/wiki/Delft" title="Delft">Delft</a>. In the south, Schiedam is also connected to the village of <a href="/wiki/Pernis,_Netherlands" title="Pernis, Netherlands">Pernis</a> via the Benelux tunnel. </p><p>The town is known for its historical center with <a href="/wiki/Canal" title="Canal">canals</a>, and for having the tallest <a href="/wiki/Windmill" title="Windmill">windmills</a> in the world. </p><p>Schiedam is also well known for the distilleries and malthouses and production of <a href="/wiki/Jenever" title="Jenever">jenever</a>, such as the internationally renowned <a href="/wiki/Ketel_One" title="Ketel One">Ketel One</a>; in <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> and <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, the word <i>schiedam</i> (usually without a capital <i>s-</i>) refers to the town's jenever. This was the town's main industry during the early <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a> in the 18th and 19th century, a period to which it owed its former nickname "<i>Zwart Nazareth</i>" ("Black Nazareth"). </p><p>The town is also known for <a href="/wiki/Lidwina" title="Lidwina">Saint Lidwina</a>, one of the most famous Dutch saints, whose relics are located in the town’s basilica. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schiedam was founded around the year 1230. The river <a href="/wiki/Schie" title="Schie">Schie</a> was <a href="/wiki/Dam" title="Dam">dammed</a> by the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Wassenaer" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Wassenaer">Lord of Wassenaer</a> and the Amtlord Dirk Bokel of the <a href="/wiki/Amt_(country_subdivision)" class="mw-redirect" title="Amt (country subdivision)">Amt</a> <a href="/wiki/Oud-_en_Nieuw-Mathenesse" title="Oud- en Nieuw-Mathenesse">Mathenesse</a>, this to protect the existing <a href="/wiki/Polder" title="Polder">polderland</a> against the seawater from the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1247, Lady <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_of_Holland" title="Adelaide of Holland">Adelaide (Aleida) of Holland</a> married <a href="/wiki/John_I,_Count_of_Hainaut" title="John I, Count of Hainaut">John I, Count of Hainaut</a>. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> As <a href="/wiki/Dowry" title="Dowry">dowry</a> she received from him<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (December 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> the eastern part of the dam together with the adjacent polder. The dam attracted many trade activities because goods for and from the hinterland (<a href="/wiki/Delft" title="Delft">Delft</a>, and further away <a href="/wiki/Leiden" title="Leiden">Leiden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Haarlem" title="Haarlem">Haarlem</a>) had to be <a href="/wiki/Transshipment" title="Transshipment">transhipped</a>. A small town developed swiftly around the dam and its activities. In the year 1275 Schiedam received <a href="/wiki/Town_privileges" title="Town privileges">town privileges</a> from Lady Adelaide, this in her capacity as sister of <a href="/wiki/William_II_of_Holland" title="William II of Holland">William II</a>, the reigning <a href="/wiki/Count_of_Holland" title="Count of Holland">Count of Holland</a> and <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Romans" title="King of the Romans">King of the Romans</a>. She ordered the building of <a href="/wiki/Te_Riviere_Castle" title="Te Riviere Castle">Te Riviere Castle</a> near the Schie, which is known today as "Castle Mathenesse" (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: "Huis te Riviere" or "Slot Mathenesse"). Remnants of a <a href="/wiki/Keep" title="Keep">donjon</a>, which were once part of the castle, are still visible today in the centre of Schiedam and near the town office.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>As a young settlement Schiedam soon got competition from surrounding towns and cities: in 1340, Rotterdam and Delft also were allowed to establish a connection between the Schie and the <a href="/wiki/Meuse_(river)" class="mw-redirect" title="Meuse (river)">Meuse</a>. From the 15th century onwards the town flourished as a place of pilgrimage due to the devotion afforded to <a href="/wiki/Lidwina" title="Lidwina">Saint Lidwina</a>, one of the most famous Dutch saints who lived her life in Schiedam. The town subsequently gained significance by fishing for <a href="/wiki/Herring" title="Herring">herring</a>. In 1428 a great fire swept through Schiedam, destroying large parts of the then wooden town.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1575 the world's first known commercial <a href="/wiki/Distillery" class="mw-redirect" title="Distillery">distillery</a> started operations in Schiedam.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> 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 <i>De Noord</i>, <i>Walvisch</i>, <i>Drie Koornbloemen</i>, <i>Nieuwe Palmboom</i> and <i>Vrijheid</i> − 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.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 10 August 1856, the first major train accident in the Netherlands happened near <a href="/wiki/Schiedam_Centrum_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Schiedam Centrum railway station">Schiedam Centrum railway station</a>, causing 3 deaths. On 4 May 1976 the <a href="/wiki/1976_Schiedam_train_accident" title="1976 Schiedam train accident">1976 Schiedam train accident</a> also took place near the station, which caused 24 deaths.<sup id="cite_ref-dvhn_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dvhn-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the end of the 19th and throughout the 20th century, the <a href="/wiki/Shipbuilding" title="Shipbuilding">shipbuilding</a> industry boomed in Schiedam, with large companies like <a href="/wiki/Wilton-Fijenoord" title="Wilton-Fijenoord">Wilton-Fijenoord</a> and others. In 1941, the ancient municipalities <a href="/wiki/Kethel_en_Spaland" title="Kethel en Spaland">Kethel en Spaland</a> were merged with Schiedam, which made large expansions of the town possible with residential areas in the north. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> At the end of the 20th century, the shipbuilding industry largely disappeared and today, Schiedam is mainly a <a href="/wiki/Commuter_town" title="Commuter town">commuter</a>-area in the Rotterdam metropolitan area.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town of Schiedam is located in the province of <a href="/wiki/South_Holland" title="South Holland">South Holland</a>. It is enclosed between <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a> (east), <a href="/wiki/Midden-Delfland" title="Midden-Delfland">Midden-Delfland</a> (north), <a href="/wiki/Vlaardingen" title="Vlaardingen">Vlaardingen</a> (west) and the river <a href="/wiki/Nieuwe_Maas" title="Nieuwe Maas">Nieuwe Maas</a> (south). </p><p>Schiedam exists of nine districts: Centrum ('Center'), Oost ('East'), Gorzen ('South'), West ('West'), Nieuwland, Groenoord, Kethel, Woudhoek and Spaland/Sveaparken.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>55,44% Dutch background, 14,42% Western migration background, 30,15% Non western migration background<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Museums">Museums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Museums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stedelijk_Museum_Schiedam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (page does not exist)">Stedelijk Museum Schiedam</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stedelijk_Museum_Schiedam" class="extiw" title="nl:Stedelijk Museum Schiedam">nl</a>]</span><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jenevermuseum_(Schiedam)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jenevermuseum (Schiedam) (page does not exist)">Jenevermuseum (Schiedam)</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenevermuseum_(Schiedam)" class="extiw" title="nl:Jenevermuseum (Schiedam)">nl</a>]</span><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Het Borrelmuseum (in 't Spul on Hoogstraat)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Walvisch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="De Walvisch (page does not exist)">De Walvisch</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Walvisch" class="extiw" title="nl:De Walvisch">nl</a>]</span><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nationaal Coöperatie Museum Schiedam / 't Winkeltje</li> <li>Artgallery 't Walvisch</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Monuments">Monuments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Monuments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The old town hall (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Oude_stadhuis_(Schiedam)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oude stadhuis (Schiedam) (page does not exist)">Oude stadhuis (Schiedam)</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oude_stadhuis_(Schiedam)" class="extiw" title="nl:Oude stadhuis (Schiedam)">nl</a>]</span>)</li> <li>The canals of Schiedam</li> <li>The Wheat Exchange (De Korenbeurs)</li> <li>Church of Saint John (<i>Grote of Sint-Janskerk</i>)</li> <li>The ruins of <a href="/wiki/Te_Riviere_Castle" title="Te Riviere Castle">Te Riviere Castle</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Lidwina_basilica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saint Lidwina basilica (page does not exist)">Saint Lidwina basilica</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiliek_van_de_H._Liduina_en_Onze-Lieve-Vrouw_van_de_Rozenkrans" class="extiw" title="nl:Basiliek van de H. Liduina en Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Rozenkrans">nl</a>]</span><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>De Plantage (a park)</li> <li>The Porters' Guild House (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Zakkendragershuisje_(Schiedam)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zakkendragershuisje (Schiedam) (page does not exist)">Zakkendragershuisje (Schiedam)</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakkendragershuisje_(Schiedam)" class="extiw" title="nl:Zakkendragershuisje (Schiedam)">nl</a>]</span>)</li> <li>Het Proveniershuis (housing elderly people)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_windmills_in_Schiedam" title="List of windmills in Schiedam">The historical windmills of Schiedam</a>. This includes the tallest windmill in the world which is used as a restaurant.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Events">Events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandersfeesten&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brandersfeesten (page does not exist)">Brandersfeesten</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandersfeesten" class="extiw" title="nl:Brandersfeesten">nl</a>]</span><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The National Windmill Days<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Nationale Molen- & Gemalen dag)</li> <li>Monthly art exhibition at Artipico Art Gallery<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (maandelijkse Kunstborrel)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Past_notable_events">Past notable events</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Past notable events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1856_Schiedam_train_accident" title="1856 Schiedam train accident">1856 Schiedam train accident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Schiedam_train_accident" title="1976 Schiedam train accident">1976 Schiedam train accident</a></li> <li>1976 <a href="/wiki/Schiedam_riots" title="Schiedam riots">Schiedam riots</a></li> <li>2012 <a href="/wiki/Lip_dub" title="Lip dub">lip dub</a> World record attempt<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most popular sports in Schiedam are <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">soccer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">field hockey</a>. The town used to have two professional soccer teams, one named SVV (Schiedamse voetbal vereniging), whereas the other one was named Hermes along the Damlaan where also cricket was played. Both disappeared from the professional level after financial problems. Cricket is also rather popular in Schiedam due to having two cricket teams playing on the highest national level, the <a href="/wiki/Topklasse_(cricket)" title="Topklasse (cricket)">topklasse</a>. The Dutch capital Amsterdam for example only has one. Earlier mentioned team <a href="/wiki/Hermes_DVS" title="Hermes DVS">Hermes D.V.S.</a> boasts two topklasse titles, where rivals Excelsior '20 holds eleven titles respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are about 35 schools in Schiedam. The oldest high school is the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stedelijk_Gymnasium_Schiedam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stedelijk Gymnasium Schiedam (page does not exist)">Stedelijk Gymnasium Schiedam</a>, dating back to 1346. Other schools include <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lyceum_Schravenlant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lyceum Schravenlant (page does not exist)">Lyceum Schravenlant</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Spieringshoek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spieringshoek (page does not exist)">Spieringshoek</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentiz_LIFE&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lentiz LIFE (page does not exist)">Lentiz LIFE</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_thinking_&_public_service"><span id="Public_thinking_.26_public_service"></span>Public thinking & public service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Public thinking & public service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jan_van_Riebeeck.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Jan_van_Riebeeck.jpg/140px-Jan_van_Riebeeck.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Jan_van_Riebeeck.jpg/210px-Jan_van_Riebeeck.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Jan_van_Riebeeck.jpg/280px-Jan_van_Riebeeck.jpg 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Jan van Riebeeck, grew up in Schiedam</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dirk_Jan_de_Geer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Dirk_Jan_de_Geer.jpg/140px-Dirk_Jan_de_Geer.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Dirk_Jan_de_Geer.jpg/210px-Dirk_Jan_de_Geer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Dirk_Jan_de_Geer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="276" data-file-height="444" /></a><figcaption>Dirk Jan de Geer, 1926</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lidwina" title="Lidwina">Saint Lidwina</a> (1380–1433) a Dutch mystic, honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacobus_Taurinus" title="Jacobus Taurinus">Jacobus Taurinus</a> (1576–1618) a preacher and theologian, supporter of the <a href="/wiki/Remonstrants" title="Remonstrants">Remonstrants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Haga" title="Cornelius Haga">Cornelius Haga</a> (1578–1654) ambassador of the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Republic" title="Dutch Republic">Dutch Republic</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willem_Nieupoort" title="Willem Nieupoort">Willem Nieupoort</a> (1607–1678) a politician and ambassador, negotiated the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Westminster_(1654)" title="Treaty of Westminster (1654)">Treaty of Westminster (1654)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_van_Riebeeck" title="Jan van Riebeeck">Jan van Riebeeck</a> (1619–1677) colonial administrator, founded <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Scott,_1st_Duke_of_Monmouth" title="James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth">James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth</a> (1649–1685) illegitimate son of <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">Charles II of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmen_van_Bol%27es" title="Harmen van Bol'es">Harmen van Bol'es</a> (1689-1764) a Royal master builder in Russia, Town Carpenter in Schiedam</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Engelbertus_Lucas_Sr." title="Engelbertus Lucas Sr.">Engelbertus Lucas Sr.</a> (1747–1797) a Dutch rear-admiral, commanding a squadron of the <a href="/wiki/Batavian_Navy" title="Batavian Navy">Batavian Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Engelbertus_Lucas_Jr." title="Engelbertus Lucas Jr.">Engelbertus Lucas Jr.</a> (1785–1870) a Dutch senior naval officer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piet_Paaltjens" title="Piet Paaltjens">Piet Paaltjens</a> (1835–1894) a Protestant clergyman and romantic author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Osepins" title="Christian Osepins">Christian Osepins</a> (1858–1887) a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">US Navy</a> sailor, recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Jan_de_Geer" title="Dirk Jan de Geer">Dirk Jan de Geer</a> (1870–1960) a politician, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Netherlands" title="Prime Minister of the Netherlands">Dutch Prime Minister</a> 1926/1929 and 1939/1940</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philips_Christiaan_Visser" title="Philips Christiaan Visser">Philips Christiaan Visser</a> (1882–1955) a diplomat, geographer, mountaineer and <a href="/wiki/Glaciologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Glaciologist">glaciologist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeanne_Lampl-de_Groot" title="Jeanne Lampl-de Groot">Jeanne Lampl-de Groot</a> (1895–1987) a Dutch psychiatrist, worked with <a href="/wiki/Sigmund_Freud" title="Sigmund Freud">Sigmund Freud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_van_der_Hammen" title="Thomas van der Hammen">Thomas van der Hammen</a> (1924-2010) a Dutch <a href="/wiki/Palaeontologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Palaeontologist">palaeontologist</a>, botanist and geologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wil_Velders-Vlasblom" title="Wil Velders-Vlasblom">Wil Velders-Vlasblom</a> (1930-2019) a Dutch politician and woman's rights activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pieter_van_Vollenhoven" title="Pieter van Vollenhoven">Pieter van Vollenhoven</a> (born 1939) husband of <a href="/wiki/Princess_Margriet_of_the_Netherlands" title="Princess Margriet of the Netherlands">Princess Margriet of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johannes_Bronkhorst" title="Johannes Bronkhorst">Johannes Bronkhorst</a> (born 1946) an academic and <a href="/wiki/Indologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Indologist">Indologist</a> specialising in early Buddhism</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Witmer" title="Elizabeth Witmer">Elizabeth Witmer</a> (born 1946) member of the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Ontario" title="Legislative Assembly of Ontario">Legislative Assembly of Ontario</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herman_Heinsbroek" title="Herman Heinsbroek">Herman Heinsbroek</a> (born 1951) entrepreneur and former <a href="/wiki/List_of_Ministers_of_Economic_Affairs_of_the_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands">Minister of Economic Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pieter_Elbers" title="Pieter Elbers">Pieter Elbers</a> (born 1970) a Dutch airline executive, President and CEO of <a href="/wiki/KLM" title="KLM">KLM</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_arts">The arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: The arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wybrand_de_Geest_-_Adam_Joseph_Pynacker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Wybrand_de_Geest_-_Adam_Joseph_Pynacker.jpg/140px-Wybrand_de_Geest_-_Adam_Joseph_Pynacker.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Wybrand_de_Geest_-_Adam_Joseph_Pynacker.jpg/210px-Wybrand_de_Geest_-_Adam_Joseph_Pynacker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Wybrand_de_Geest_-_Adam_Joseph_Pynacker.jpg/280px-Wybrand_de_Geest_-_Adam_Joseph_Pynacker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="522" data-file-height="665" /></a><figcaption>Portrait of Adam Pijnacker, 1660</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Pynacker" title="Adam Pynacker">Adam Pynacker</a> (1622–1673) <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Golden_Age" title="Dutch Golden Age">Dutch Golden Age</a> painter, mostly of landscapes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piet_van_Stuivenberg" title="Piet van Stuivenberg">Piet van Stuivenberg</a> (1901–1988) sculptor, painter, lithographer and graphic artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_van_Mill" title="Arnold van Mill">Arnold van Mill</a> (1921–1996) a Dutch opera singer who sang bass</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wim_Meuldijk" title="Wim Meuldijk">Wim Meuldijk</a> (1922–2007) writer, illustrator and screenwriter; created <a href="/wiki/Pipo_de_Clown" title="Pipo de Clown">Pipo de Clown</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theresia_van_der_Pant" title="Theresia van der Pant">Theresia van der Pant</a> (1924–2013) a Dutch sculptor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9_Korsten" title="Gé Korsten">Gé Korsten</a> (1927-1999) a South African singer of Dutch descent</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rien_Poortvliet" title="Rien Poortvliet">Rien Poortvliet</a> (1932–1995) Dutch painter of the <a href="/wiki/Gnomes" class="mw-redirect" title="Gnomes">Gnomes</a> book series</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henk_de_Vlieger" title="Henk de Vlieger">Henk de Vlieger</a> (born 1953) a Dutch percussionist, composer and arranger</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Redman" title="Mike Redman">Mike Redman</a> (born 1978) a musician, record producer and film maker <sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Roukens" title="Joey Roukens">Joey Roukens</a> (born 1982) a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport_2">Sport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pauline_van_der_Wildt_1964.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Pauline_van_der_Wildt_1964.jpg/140px-Pauline_van_der_Wildt_1964.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Pauline_van_der_Wildt_1964.jpg/210px-Pauline_van_der_Wildt_1964.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Pauline_van_der_Wildt_1964.jpg/280px-Pauline_van_der_Wildt_1964.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1397" data-file-height="1716" /></a><figcaption>Pauline van der Wildt, 1964</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kelly_Dulfer_2_20180128.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Kelly_Dulfer_2_20180128.jpg/140px-Kelly_Dulfer_2_20180128.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Kelly_Dulfer_2_20180128.jpg/210px-Kelly_Dulfer_2_20180128.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Kelly_Dulfer_2_20180128.jpg/280px-Kelly_Dulfer_2_20180128.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2256" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Kelly Dulfer, 2018</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rinus_Gosens" title="Rinus Gosens">Rinus Gosens</a> (1920–2008) a football player and manager</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Eijkenbroek" title="Hans Eijkenbroek">Hans Eijkenbroek</a> (born 1940) a retired footballer with 339 club caps and manager</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_van_der_Wildt" title="Pauline van der Wildt">Pauline van der Wildt</a> (born 1944) a retired Dutch swimmer, team bronze medallist at the <a href="/wiki/1964_Summer_Olympics" title="1964 Summer Olympics">1964 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yvonne_Buter" title="Yvonne Buter">Yvonne Buter</a> (born 1959) a former Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, team bronze medallist at the <a href="/wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics" title="1988 Summer Olympics">1988 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_de_Wolf" title="John de Wolf">John de Wolf</a> (born 1962) a Dutch former professional footballer with over 350 club caps</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_Venturini" title="Angela Venturini">Angela Venturini</a> (born 1964) a Dutch former cricketer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willem_Noorduin" title="Willem Noorduin">Willem Noorduin</a> (born 1967) a Paralympian athlete and Olympic medallist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_van_der_Laan" title="Robin van der Laan">Robin van der Laan</a> (born 1968) a former footballer with 401 club caps and manager</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Maaskant" title="Robert Maaskant">Robert Maaskant</a> (born 1969) a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luuk_van_Troost" title="Luuk van Troost">Luuk van Troost</a> (born 1969) cricketer, captained the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_national_cricket_team" title="Netherlands national cricket team">Netherlands national cricket team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Jazet" title="Erik Jazet">Erik Jazet</a> (born 1971) a former field hockey player, team medallist in three Olympic Games</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_van_Troost" title="Andre van Troost">Andre van Troost</a> (born 1972) a Dutch former cricketer, a right-arm fast bowler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Cordemans" title="Rob Cordemans">Rob Cordemans</a> (born 1974) a Dutch baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Elkhattabi" title="Ali Elkhattabi">Ali Elkhattabi</a> (born 1977) a retired Dutch-Moroccan footballer with 238 club caps</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Koevermans" title="Danny Koevermans">Danny Koevermans</a> (born 1978) a Dutch former footballer with 296 club caps, currently a coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6khan_Saki" title="Gökhan Saki">Gökhan Saki</a> (born 1983) a Dutch-Turkish kickboxer and mixed martial artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jos_van_Emden" title="Jos van Emden">Jos van Emden</a> (born 1985) a Dutch road bicycle racer and time-trial specialist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_de_Bruijn" title="Nick de Bruijn">Nick de Bruijn</a> (born 1987) a Dutch racing driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Dulfer" title="Kelly Dulfer">Kelly Dulfer</a> (born 1994) a Dutch handball player with the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_women%27s_national_handball_team" title="Netherlands women's national handball team">Dutch national team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Zirkzee" title="Joshua Zirkzee">Joshua Zirkzee</a> (born 2001) a Dutch football player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_relations">International relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: International relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_the_Netherlands" title="List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands">List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Twin_towns_–_Sister_cities"><span id="Twin_towns_.E2.80.93_Sister_cities"></span>Twin towns – Sister cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Twin towns – Sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schiedam was <a href="/wiki/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin towns and sister cities">twinned</a> with: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> - <a href="/wiki/Vienne,_Is%C3%A8re" title="Vienne, Isère">Vienne</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> - <a href="/wiki/Esslingen_am_Neckar" title="Esslingen am Neckar">Esslingen am Neckar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> (since 1964)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> - <a href="/wiki/Piotrk%C3%B3w_Trybunalski" title="Piotrków Trybunalski">Piotrków Trybunalski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> (since 1992)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia"><img alt="Slovenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> - <a href="/wiki/Velenje" title="Velenje">Velenje</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> (since 1970)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> - <a href="/wiki/Neath_Port_Talbot" title="Neath Port Talbot">Neath Port Talbot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> (since 1964)<sup id="cite_ref-Neath_Port_Talbot_twinnings_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Neath_Port_Talbot_twinnings-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> - <a href="/wiki/Udine" title="Udine">Udine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> - <a href="/wiki/London_Borough_of_Wandsworth" title="London Borough of Wandsworth">Wandsworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> (since 1946)</li></ul> <p>The relations between Schiedam and these cities was stopped in 2008, after Schiedam joined <a href="/wiki/Eurotowns" title="Eurotowns">Eurotowns</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 190.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 188.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schiedam,_de_Sint_Liduinabasiliek_(RM33276)_op_het_Stadserf_IMG_8171_2016-03-13_14.04.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="New townhall and basilica"><img alt="New townhall and basilica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Schiedam%2C_de_Sint_Liduinabasiliek_%28RM33276%29_op_het_Stadserf_IMG_8171_2016-03-13_14.04.jpg/283px-Schiedam%2C_de_Sint_Liduinabasiliek_%28RM33276%29_op_het_Stadserf_IMG_8171_2016-03-13_14.04.jpg" decoding="async" width="189" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Schiedam%2C_de_Sint_Liduinabasiliek_%28RM33276%29_op_het_Stadserf_IMG_8171_2016-03-13_14.04.jpg/425px-Schiedam%2C_de_Sint_Liduinabasiliek_%28RM33276%29_op_het_Stadserf_IMG_8171_2016-03-13_14.04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Schiedam%2C_de_Sint_Liduinabasiliek_%28RM33276%29_op_het_Stadserf_IMG_8171_2016-03-13_14.04.jpg/567px-Schiedam%2C_de_Sint_Liduinabasiliek_%28RM33276%29_op_het_Stadserf_IMG_8171_2016-03-13_14.04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4203" data-file-height="2672" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">New townhall and basilica</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schiedam,_Huis_te_Riviere_positie2_foto5_2016-03-13_15.30.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ruin: Huis te Riviere"><img alt="Ruin: Huis te Riviere" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Schiedam%2C_Huis_te_Riviere_positie2_foto5_2016-03-13_15.30.jpg/240px-Schiedam%2C_Huis_te_Riviere_positie2_foto5_2016-03-13_15.30.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Schiedam%2C_Huis_te_Riviere_positie2_foto5_2016-03-13_15.30.jpg/360px-Schiedam%2C_Huis_te_Riviere_positie2_foto5_2016-03-13_15.30.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Schiedam%2C_Huis_te_Riviere_positie2_foto5_2016-03-13_15.30.jpg/480px-Schiedam%2C_Huis_te_Riviere_positie2_foto5_2016-03-13_15.30.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4349" data-file-height="3262" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ruin: Huis te Riviere</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 92px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 90px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schiedam,_de_Grote_of_Sint_Janskerk_RM33241_foto5_2016-03-13_14.58.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Church: de Grote of Sint Janskerk"><img alt="Church: de Grote of Sint Janskerk" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Schiedam%2C_de_Grote_of_Sint_Janskerk_RM33241_foto5_2016-03-13_14.58.jpg/135px-Schiedam%2C_de_Grote_of_Sint_Janskerk_RM33241_foto5_2016-03-13_14.58.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Schiedam%2C_de_Grote_of_Sint_Janskerk_RM33241_foto5_2016-03-13_14.58.jpg/202px-Schiedam%2C_de_Grote_of_Sint_Janskerk_RM33241_foto5_2016-03-13_14.58.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Schiedam%2C_de_Grote_of_Sint_Janskerk_RM33241_foto5_2016-03-13_14.58.jpg/270px-Schiedam%2C_de_Grote_of_Sint_Janskerk_RM33241_foto5_2016-03-13_14.58.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3233" data-file-height="4311" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Church: de Grote of Sint Janskerk</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schiedam,_Johannes_de_Doperkerk_RM33223_foto3_2013-07-07_17.19.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Church: Johannes de Doperkerk"><img alt="Church: Johannes de Doperkerk" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Schiedam%2C_Johannes_de_Doperkerk_RM33223_foto3_2013-07-07_17.19.jpg/240px-Schiedam%2C_Johannes_de_Doperkerk_RM33223_foto3_2013-07-07_17.19.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Schiedam%2C_Johannes_de_Doperkerk_RM33223_foto3_2013-07-07_17.19.jpg/360px-Schiedam%2C_Johannes_de_Doperkerk_RM33223_foto3_2013-07-07_17.19.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Schiedam%2C_Johannes_de_Doperkerk_RM33223_foto3_2013-07-07_17.19.jpg/480px-Schiedam%2C_Johannes_de_Doperkerk_RM33223_foto3_2013-07-07_17.19.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4319" data-file-height="3239" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Church: Johannes de Doperkerk</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schiedam,_sculptuur_de_Zakkendrager_aan_de_Nieuwe_Sluisstraat_foto5_2016-03-13_14.38.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sculpture (de Zakkendrager)"><img alt="Sculpture (de Zakkendrager)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Schiedam%2C_sculptuur_de_Zakkendrager_aan_de_Nieuwe_Sluisstraat_foto5_2016-03-13_14.38.jpg/240px-Schiedam%2C_sculptuur_de_Zakkendrager_aan_de_Nieuwe_Sluisstraat_foto5_2016-03-13_14.38.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Schiedam%2C_sculptuur_de_Zakkendrager_aan_de_Nieuwe_Sluisstraat_foto5_2016-03-13_14.38.jpg/360px-Schiedam%2C_sculptuur_de_Zakkendrager_aan_de_Nieuwe_Sluisstraat_foto5_2016-03-13_14.38.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/File:Schiedam,_straatzicht_Rotterdamsedijk-Broersvest_foto4_2016-03-13_14.19.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Street view: Broersvest-Rotterdamsedijk"><img alt="Street view: Broersvest-Rotterdamsedijk" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Schiedam%2C_straatzicht_Rotterdamsedijk-Broersvest_foto4_2016-03-13_14.19.jpg/326px-Schiedam%2C_straatzicht_Rotterdamsedijk-Broersvest_foto4_2016-03-13_14.19.jpg" decoding="async" width="218" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Schiedam%2C_straatzicht_Rotterdamsedijk-Broersvest_foto4_2016-03-13_14.19.jpg/488px-Schiedam%2C_straatzicht_Rotterdamsedijk-Broersvest_foto4_2016-03-13_14.19.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Schiedam%2C_straatzicht_Rotterdamsedijk-Broersvest_foto4_2016-03-13_14.19.jpg/651px-Schiedam%2C_straatzicht_Rotterdamsedijk-Broersvest_foto4_2016-03-13_14.19.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4223" data-file-height="2338" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Street view: Broersvest-Rotterdamsedijk</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Schiedam" title="HMS Schiedam">HMS Schiedam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nieuwland,_Kortland,_en_%27s-Graveland" title="Nieuwland, Kortland, en 's-Graveland">Nieuwland, Kortland, en 's-Graveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schiedam_riots" title="Schiedam riots">Schiedam riots</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiedam&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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