Amsterdam: Felix Meritis, Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, Horecava 2010, Caf 't Mandje, Het Financieele Dagblad, Cannabis College, Soul Planet

Chapters: Felix Meritis, Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, Horecava 2010, Caf 't Mandje, Het Financieele Dagblad, Cannabis College, Soul Planet, Spiegelgracht. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 61. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Amsterdam - The earliest recorded use of the name "Amsterdam" is from a certificate dated 27 October 1275, when the inhabitants, who had built a bridge with a dam across the Amstel, were exempted from paying a bridge toll by Count Floris V. The certificate describes the inhabitants as homines manentes apud Amestelledamme (people living near Amestelledamme). By 1327, the name had developed into Aemsterdam. Amsterdam's founding is relatively recent compared with much older Dutch cities such as Nijmegen, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. In October 2008, historical geographer Chris de Bont suggested that the land around Amsterdam was being reclaimed as early as the late 10th century. This does not necessarily mean that there was already a settlement then since reclamation of land may not have been for farmingit may have been for peat, used as fuel. A painting depicting Amsterdam as of 1544. The famous Grachtengordel had not yet been established.Amsterdam was granted city rights in either 1300 or 1306. From the 14th century on, Amsterdam flourished, largely because of trade with the Hanseatic League. In 1345, an alleged Eucharistic miracle in the Kalverstraat rendered the city an important place of pilgrimage until the adoption of the Protestant faith. The Stille Omganga silent procession in civil attireis today a remnant of the rich pilgrimage history. In the 16th century, the Dutch rebelled against Philip II of Spain and his successors. The main reasons for the uprising were the imposition of new taxes, the tenth penny, and the religious persecution of Protestants by the Sp...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=844