 Aerial view of Monnickendam | ||
| Monnickendam | ||
| Provincie | North Holland | |
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| Residents | 10.000 | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 10316   | ||
| Tourist info | 31 (0)299 820046 VVV Waterland | |
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Monnickendam is a city in the region Waterland in the dutch province North Holland. Monnickendam is located on the Gouwzee, a tributary of the Markermeers. The city is the seat of the local government of Waterland
background
On February 25, 1355 - the day after St. Matthew - Monnickendam received city rights from the Count of Holland. Monnickendam received important privileges that favored its further growth. A church was built on the spot where today's Kerkstraat, Noordeinde, and Middendam streets meet. Today only that is left of the building Speeltoren ("Play Tower") above.
In 1356 the expansion of the city was started and around 1400 a monastery called Mariëngaarde. was built near today's Grote- or Sint Nicolaaskerk. The Grote Kerk od Sint Nicolaaskerk was built after 1400.
In 1499 and 1514 or 1515 the town suffered severe fires. After the first fire, no more than eighty houses and the church remained standing. The second fire was even more devastating: apart from the church, a nunnery and a few surrounding houses, nothing remained. Also Speeltoren, and this was later rebuilt and adapted many times, there is no building from 1355 in Monnickendam.
In 1575 the city wall was replaced by a wall with beer gates and four bastions. The Jewish cemetery was later laid out on the bastion in front of the Zuiderpoort, and a remnant of the wall still stands there. Only a circular path around most of the historic old town is evidence of the rest of the city fortifications.
A good time began for the city after 1575. Many buildings and street names still remind of this. There are numerous monumental buildings in the city center. In the city scales (De Waag) the products of the cheese dairies in the area were weighed before they were shipped. Today's shipyards and smokehouses have been permanently represented in Monnickendam since then.
Because of a water flow from the then Zuiderzee to the river Purmer Ee (this river was in direct connection with the lakes Purmer, Beemster, Schermer behind it to the city of Alkmaar), large seagoing vessels were able to call at Monnickendam.
As a result, Monnickendam maintained a lively trade with the Baltic Sea countries. The closing of the Purmer Ee with the Nieuwendam meant the end of the city's overseas trading activities. A newly dug canal (trekvaart) to Amsterdam directed trade to this city. At that time, a strongly city-oriented cattle breeding developed in Waterland.
By 1940, parts of the city were redeveloped and new buildings were only built in the city center. After 1959 the city was expanded to the south, and the municipality of Monnickendam was merged with others to form Waterland in 1991. Monnickendam is the "capital" of this municipality. The newly built town hall is here on the Pierebaan.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airports are in Schiphol and in The hero.
With public transport
The bus routes of the EBS 311 and 315 to Monnickendam, travel time about 30 minutes, there are also night buses.
In addition, the trains from Amsterdam CS to Enkhuisen also stop in Purmerend, get off at Purmerend station (not Weidevenne or Overwhere), from there continue with the 103. See also the Route plan for the whole of Waterland and the Overview of the bus routes.
The closest train station to the Netherlands Spoorwege (NS) is Purmerend.
In the street
From the Amsterdam ring road (A10-north), exit Volendam (16), the N247 road leads to the Monnickendam / Marken junction. From there it continues on the N518 to Monnickendam.
By boat
Monnickendam has three marinas on the Gouwzee:
mobility
Dynamic cardsFrom the central Swaensborch station, several lines run in a loop across the Binnengouw district. There are no buses in the city center itself, but it's small enough to explore on foot. From Swaensborch the 311 continues to Marken.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Grote of Sint Nicolaaskerk
Unusually, this church is on the outskirts. There was enough space to build and the risk of fire was lower. Construction began around 1400. Every 50 years one section was completed, most recently in 1644 the southwest corner. This made the church 70 m long, 33 m wide and 20 m high. The tower was built in three stages and was finished in 1641. He is 55 m high. It is noteworthy that the church was consistently built in Gothic style, although towards the end of the construction period the Renaissance had already become modern. Only the Küsterei, built in 1626, was built in this style.
- Services: so 10.00 a.m.
- Lutherse Kerk Zuideinde 39, Tel: 0299-651936. Shortly after 1641 the building of the church for the since the beginning of the 17th Jhs. existing Evangelical Lutheran congregation started. Until 1805 the church was hidden behind the original pastorate, which was abandoned that year. In 1838 the interior was renewed and in 1840 an iron grille was installed in front of the church.
- Services: so 10 h.
- Doopsgezinde Vermaning Weezenland 1
- Speeltoren Noordeinde 2. Last remnant of the city's first church, built around 1500. In the "play tower" is the oldest (1506) still playable carillon in the world, which is regularly played on market days by the city carillon. Every hour on the hour an angel trumps his horn and proclaims the good news and riders hold a lance fight. This is supposed to represent the struggle of the Wassergeusen against the Spanish.
- Stadhuis Noordeinde 5. The former town hall was originally a patrician apartment from 1746, which was taken into use in 1814 as the town hall. Upstairs is a rich rococo interior.
- Scales Middendam 7. The city scales with a canopy were installed around 1600 and in 1660 a pilaster facade was added. The scales were used to trade in products from the region, primarily dairy products (cheese).
- Gemeenlandshuis van Waterland Zarken 23. The Waterland Polder Board House originally dates from 1619, but was completely renovated in 1908.
- Middendamsluis Middendam t / o 10. Lock in the Purmer Ee, the heart of Monnickendam.
- Drawbridge over the Binnendijkshaven Nieuwe Zijds Burgwal
- Het Weeshuis Weezenland. Originally a plague house from 1454, converted into an orphanage in 1638, now the tea house and club building of St. Philadelphia.
- In de Bonte Os Noordeinde 26th shop facade from the 17th century.
- Oldest house in town De Haven 1st house from 1592.
- Warehouse Fluwelen Burgwal 10.
- Fish smokehouse Gebr. De Boer Havenstraat 12. The last remaining fish smokehouse from 23. Monnickendam never had a fishing fleet. This is where the traders lived and fish processing took place.
- Visa lag Long Brug. The former fish tee is now used as a harbor master's office in summer and as a meeting place in winter (Praathuis).
- 2 Museum De Speeltoren, Noordeinde 4. Tel.: 31 (0)299 652203. Historical Museum for Monnickendam and the Waterland.Open: mid-April - mid-May: Sat - Sun; Mid May - mid September: Tue - Sun; Mid-September - mid-October: Sat - Sun, Tue - Fri 11 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun 1 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.Price: Adults € 1.00; Children € 0.50. MJK.
activities
- Recreation area Hemmeland, Hemmeland 1. Tel.: 31 (0)229 655555. Freely accessible recreation area There is a whole network of paths for walkers and cyclists, past sluice and sunbathing areas, but above all with different views of the Gouwzee and the silhouettes of Volendam, Marken and Monnickendam. There are three sandy beaches on the east side of Hemmeland. The water is between 1.5. and the 30.9. Checked for quality every two weeks by the authorities. Open sailing boats and surfboards are available for rent on the northern beach.
shop
- 1 Fish smokehouse Gebr. De Boer, Havenstraat 12. Tel.: 31 (0)299 654256. Last remaining fish smokehouse in Monnickendam.
kitchen
- 1 De Koperen Vis, Havenstraat 1. Tel.: 31 (0)299 650627. Eat café with Dutch cuisine in a casual atmosphere.Open: Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun 10 a.m. - 1 a.m., Fri - Sat 10 a.m. - 2 a.m. Kitchen 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.Price: Starters (3): € 8.00 - 8.50; Main courses: € 13.50 - 17.50; Desserts (5) € 3.50 - 5.25.
- De Roef, Noordeinde 40-42. Tel.: 31 (0)299 651860. Restaurant with dignified Dutch-French cuisine.Open: Mon - Sun 4.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (kitchen).Price: starters from € 5.00, main courses from 16.50; Desserts from ½, 00.
- 3 'T Waepen van Naang-Nuan, Havenstraat 7. Tel.: 31 (0)299 655415. "Naang-nuan" means seagull in Thai. The restaurant serves northern Thai dishes that vary from mild to very spicy.Open: Mon - Sat 4 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sun 12 p.m. - 11 p.m.Price: starters e € 6.25 - 7.25; Soups € 6.25 - 7.25; Main courses 13.00 - 17.50; Vegetarian dishes € 13.00.
- 4 Posthoorn, Noordeinde 43. Tel.: 31 (0)299 654598. Upscale restaurant with French cuisine. 1 Michelin star.Open: Mon closed, Tue - Sun 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. (kitchen open).Price: Season & Taste 4-course menu € 48.50; 5-course menu € 55.00; Tradition & Innovation € 75.00; A la carte: starters € 17.50 - 22.50; Intermediate dishes € 15.75 - 22.50; Main courses € 24.75 - 35.00; Desserts € 12.75 - 15.75.
nightlife
accommodation
camping
- Hemmeland natural camping site, Hemmeland 1. Tel.: 31 (0)299 655555. 23 places on a quiet grass field surrounded by tall trees. The sanitary facilities of the marina are clean and cleaned regularly.Open: 1.4. - 31.10. (Closed on April 30th).Price: adults € 4.95; Children (3-12) € 2.80; Children (-3) free; Tourist tax € 1.45; Electricity € 1.30. Natuurkampeerkaart required!.
Bed & Breakfast
- 1 Hoeve Meerzicht, Monnickenmeer 4. Tel.: 31 (0)299 654336. Courtyard to the west of the city center. Five different rooms, one of them with a terrace. Own bathroom with shower, sink and toilet. TV, internet and sitting area.Price: 1P NS 63.00; HS 87.00; 2P NS 80.00; HS 88.00.
- B&B Monnickendam, Trintel 74. Tel.: 31 (0)299 652613 (Mrs. J. Lommers-Swart). Two rooms in a new building in one of the southern districts of Monnickendam. Own bathroom with shower, sink and toilet. TV, fridge, kettle.Price: 1P € 35.00; 2P € 50.00.
- 2 Flowergarden, Margrietstraat 29. Tel.: 31 (0)299 651170 (Mrs. J. June-Goede). Double and 1 single rooms are located in a row house in one of the southern districts of the city. Shared bathroom. The rooms have a fridge, kettle and TV.Price: single € 25.00, double € 40.00.
Hotels
- 3 Lake Land Hotel, Marina 1. Tel.: 31 (0)299 653751. Website also D. Located directly at the harbor.
- 4 Boutique Suite Hotel De Posthoorn, Noordeinde 45. Tel.: 31 (0)299 654598. Website also GB. Hotel for high demands with corresponding prices.Price: Claesdaughter's room € 155.00; Persijn room € 199; Napoleon Bonaparte Suite € 225; Sisterman's Suite € 265; Admiraals Suite € 255.
health
pharmacy
- 1 Apotheek Monnickendam, Pierebaan 1, 1141 GV. Tel.: 31 (0)299 653644. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. For services outside of these opening times, the 24 hour pharmacy at the Waterland Hospital in Purmerend. Tel: 31 0299 457900.
Practical advice
- VVV Monnickendam, 1141 VJ Monnickendam, Zuideinde 2 (In the center by the lock). Tel.: 31 (0)299 820046, Email: [email protected]. Open: in winter Mon-Sat 1 p.m.-4 p.m., mid-March to early November 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
post
- 2 Postkantoor in the supermarket, Graaf Willemlaan 24.
