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It was a large, flourishing trading place, three kilometers long and situated where the rivers Rhine and Lek diverge southeast of Utrecht near the modern town of Wijk bij Duurstede. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Although inland, it was a North Sea trading centre that primarily handled goods from the Middle Rhineland .
When discussing cities, the distinction is sometimes made between the cities in two urban networks. The largest urban network is known as Randstad, including the largest four cities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Of these, 3 have historic city rights: Utrecht from 1122; Amsterdam from 1306; and Rotterdam from 1340.
Pages in category "Medieval history of the Netherlands" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This list of cities, towns and villages in the Netherlands by province is a survey of lists by province: . List of cities, towns and villages in Drenthe; List of cities, towns and villages in Flevoland
From Roman times there are names and shards of earthenware which suggest that there was an army camp at the site of Elburg. The earliest extant written record of Elburg is from 796 AD. Between 1392 and 1396 Elburg was rebuilt with a moat and a city wall, together with a gridiron street plan. This rapid rebuilding was expensive, indicating that ...
Emblem of the International Committee of the Blue Shield that uses the protection logo of the Hague Convention of 1954. The Top 100 Dutch heritage sites is a list of rijksmonuments in the Netherlands, established in 1990 by the Department for Conservation (Monumentenzorg, today the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed).
The medieval city with its walls, gates and towers can be seen on this map by Cornelis Anthoniszoon dating to 1538 The 17th-century walls with 26 bastions can be seen on this city map by Frederik de Wit. The walls of Amsterdam (Dutch: Vestingwerken van Amsterdam) were built in the Middle Ages to protect the city against attack.
Amsterdam Island, Spitsbergen; Amsterdam Island, Southern Indian Ocean; Bear Island, Norway; Bedloe's Island, now Liberty Island, New York-NJ, USA; Block Island ...