Muiden and Muiderberg Holland
Muiden is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It lies at the mouth of the Vecht and is in an area called the Vechtstreek.
Attractions
* Muiderslot (Muider Castle), a well preserved castle from the Middle Ages
* Muizenfort, (Mice Fort) a 19th century fortification part of the Stelling van Amsterdam
* Pampus Island, an artificial island also part of the Stelling van Amsterdam
History
Already in the first centuries after the beginning of our era was an important trade Fighting between northern Germany and Flanders. On her mui (mouth) formed an early settlement.
Utrecht before 1000 was an important trade and Muiden seemed destined to produce a port to be equally important.
History has however taken a different course.
Around the year 1200 Bishop Otto II gave the area, which is Muiden and that part of the possession of St Martin in Utrecht, with its vassal of Gijsbrecht Aemstel. In the years that followed was all too often Muiden arena of clashes between the counts of Holland and Gelre, at the expense of the areas along the Vecht tried to extend their power.
Party Quarrels in the diocese led to it, the Lord of Aemstel and the Bishop of Utrecht declared war on each other. With the support of Gijsbrecht's arch-enemy, Count Floris V of Holland, Bishop won the battle. He rewarded his ally by real estate, which also belonged Muiden. It is probable that Floris V was the builder of the Muiderslot.
Although Floris V few years later - when Hakkelaarsbrug - was murdered, Muiden continued possession of the counts of Holland. Economic has caused irreparable damage to Muiden it is the impact of this change of ownership never recovered. The conversion to fortress, focusing on the defense of Amsterdam, ended Muidens importance as a port of Utrecht.
Two centuries later, in 1500, was Muiden occupied by no more than 500 to 600 people, almost all in needy circumstances, have found their livelihoods in fishing for eels, keeping a few cows and weaving rush mats. Wealthy people did not. So poor was the town that the town council in 1611, when a fire had lost all wooden houses do go, four thousand guilders had to borrow from Amsterdam to the worst suffering of the destitute Egyptians Muiden needs.
Only after 1600, when a boom in the country emerged as a result of operating on foreign continents, also flourished in Muiden, it settled several new businesses.
Salt works yielded salt for shipment to the Baltic countries. Amsterdam brewers realized that the good Fight Water was a better material for their product than their brackish canal water and moved their business to our town. It was in imitation of Weesp, which at this point enjoyed a reputation, a brandy distillery.
In 1621 the first shipyard was put into operation, there soon followed a few. The First British naval ships, the demand for good until loose. There was a ropewalk for the required rope and a taanderij. Furthermore, a soap works, a flour mill, a distillery and a lime glass works. It would be wrong is about the size of these companies to make a big performance. The Town Council was happy to play Danish veekopers, who had chosen as Muiden unloading their Danish oxen, the trade took place at the Ossenmarkt.
The Muider and Naarderstraat Trekvaart dating from 1640, but they stayed by the lack of locks to 1663 with no connection to the Vecht. All goods should be loaded by stevedores.
Many street names in our present new districts are from the famous companies of the time. The Anchor, the Duyf, Long Gangh, Lily, the Peacock and the Blue World to remind saltworks around 1700. The deer and never had Exchange names of shipyards. Smelt is the name of the extract from the grain mill, Muiden (around 1800). In 1702 a powder mill was built, after Amsterdam had refused permission to rebuild the factory exploded in 1700 at the Amstel.
A quarter century, from 1815 to 1840, many emigrants boarded themselves, and most Swiss Germans, Muiden to their emigration to America.
Modernity makes its entry in 1880 as a Hagenaar obtained the concession for the construction of the Gooise Muiden by Tram, which in World War II remained in operation. In 1894 the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal was finished.
It made the highway Fight as unnecessary and meant for many Egyptians Muiden the end of their padding. Amsterdam was popular as a working city, the steam made it possible to go commuting.
Once more it was silent, then in 1927 by the construction of the temporary bridge, just south of the present traffic of the highway to Amsterdam Naarden not through the narrow and Naarderstraat Sluisstraat and the toll bridge Vecht have to drive.
The toll was shifted to the new bridge, but was abolished in 1929.
The image of Muiden has, like that of many other places, in recent decades rapidly changed. The extensions outside the old core, it helped greatly. The water, with everything that goes with it, has made his mark on Muiden. Tourism attracts many people today to the cozy harbor town Muiden.
The growth of Muiden obviously reflected in the increase of its population: in 1900 counted Muiden Muiderberg together and no inhabitants in 2000, there were approximately 3500 to 1950, in 1978 the number of 7000 passed. Meanwhile, the number dropped back below 7000.
Muiderberg
As with the earliest records dating Muiden Muiderberg the end of the thirteenth century. The Holland Count Floris V in 1280 was vassal of this area. After his capture he was in 1296, when an escape attempt from the Muiderslot murdered by political opponents.
Of the present Dutch Reformed Church should be said that they historical ground. In 1324 it was here, to read H. Masses for the soul of peace Count Floris, a chapel and forty years later a church.
It seems incredible to us that this place used to be the center of the village was. But the former Zuiderzee has, driven by strong northwesterly winds, centuries large tracts of land washed away. Only in 1916 the seawall was sufficiently strengthened to the lowlands, to the city of Utrecht, flood of activity.
Muiderberg was long time not much more than four great outdoors: Mountain Huize, Wisseloord, Hofrust Rust and Empire. The latter stood in the place where the echo is now. The name Mountain House of still lives on in the farm of that name on the Brink. The owner of Wisseloord left on his two main roads, which were named after his son and daughter. They are Willemslaan and Pauline Avenue.
The Right House at the entrance of the village was a half century ago, a sort of auxiliary district where local disputes were tried. The actual building was right in Naarden, the capital of Gooiland.
Muiderberg that largely consisted of sand, was the rapid expansion of Amsterdam especially helpful. The transport of sand to the capital took place on the canal and to Muiden Diemen, mainly to transport the sand was dug in 1640. Especially along the Googweg much sand is dug away, the steep boundary of the Dutch Jewish cemetery is still visible, how far it three centuries ago with the excavation went.
In 1880 became a branch of the Muiderberg Gooise Tram, it was a modern connection to the surrounding areas in the Gooi created. The barge fell into disuse.
The Tram Gooise drove over today by Gerard Doulaan Naarderstraat the polder to the old causeway. In the Second World War the line was lifted, but it is certain that the presence of the tram has had a major impact on the population. In the first fifteen years has doubled, from 200 to 400 people.
Since the century is again five times. Muiderberg has around 3200 inhabitants. Now the plan out Dijke few years ago is completed, the population will stabilize or even decline slightly.
Muiden is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It lies at the mouth of the Vecht and is in an area called the Vechtstreek.Attractions
* Muiderslot (Muider Castle), a well preserved castle from the Middle Ages
* Muizenfort, (Mice Fort) a 19th century fortification part of the Stelling van Amsterdam
* Pampus Island, an artificial island also part of the Stelling van Amsterdam
History
Already in the first centuries after the beginning of our era was an important trade Fighting between northern Germany and Flanders. On her mui (mouth) formed an early settlement.
Utrecht before 1000 was an important trade and Muiden seemed destined to produce a port to be equally important.
History has however taken a different course.
Around the year 1200 Bishop Otto II gave the area, which is Muiden and that part of the possession of St Martin in Utrecht, with its vassal of Gijsbrecht Aemstel. In the years that followed was all too often Muiden arena of clashes between the counts of Holland and Gelre, at the expense of the areas along the Vecht tried to extend their power.
Party Quarrels in the diocese led to it, the Lord of Aemstel and the Bishop of Utrecht declared war on each other. With the support of Gijsbrecht's arch-enemy, Count Floris V of Holland, Bishop won the battle. He rewarded his ally by real estate, which also belonged Muiden. It is probable that Floris V was the builder of the Muiderslot.
Although Floris V few years later - when Hakkelaarsbrug - was murdered, Muiden continued possession of the counts of Holland. Economic has caused irreparable damage to Muiden it is the impact of this change of ownership never recovered. The conversion to fortress, focusing on the defense of Amsterdam, ended Muidens importance as a port of Utrecht.
Two centuries later, in 1500, was Muiden occupied by no more than 500 to 600 people, almost all in needy circumstances, have found their livelihoods in fishing for eels, keeping a few cows and weaving rush mats. Wealthy people did not. So poor was the town that the town council in 1611, when a fire had lost all wooden houses do go, four thousand guilders had to borrow from Amsterdam to the worst suffering of the destitute Egyptians Muiden needs.
Only after 1600, when a boom in the country emerged as a result of operating on foreign continents, also flourished in Muiden, it settled several new businesses.
Salt works yielded salt for shipment to the Baltic countries. Amsterdam brewers realized that the good Fight Water was a better material for their product than their brackish canal water and moved their business to our town. It was in imitation of Weesp, which at this point enjoyed a reputation, a brandy distillery.
In 1621 the first shipyard was put into operation, there soon followed a few. The First British naval ships, the demand for good until loose. There was a ropewalk for the required rope and a taanderij. Furthermore, a soap works, a flour mill, a distillery and a lime glass works. It would be wrong is about the size of these companies to make a big performance. The Town Council was happy to play Danish veekopers, who had chosen as Muiden unloading their Danish oxen, the trade took place at the Ossenmarkt.
The Muider and Naarderstraat Trekvaart dating from 1640, but they stayed by the lack of locks to 1663 with no connection to the Vecht. All goods should be loaded by stevedores.
Many street names in our present new districts are from the famous companies of the time. The Anchor, the Duyf, Long Gangh, Lily, the Peacock and the Blue World to remind saltworks around 1700. The deer and never had Exchange names of shipyards. Smelt is the name of the extract from the grain mill, Muiden (around 1800). In 1702 a powder mill was built, after Amsterdam had refused permission to rebuild the factory exploded in 1700 at the Amstel.
A quarter century, from 1815 to 1840, many emigrants boarded themselves, and most Swiss Germans, Muiden to their emigration to America.
Modernity makes its entry in 1880 as a Hagenaar obtained the concession for the construction of the Gooise Muiden by Tram, which in World War II remained in operation. In 1894 the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal was finished.
It made the highway Fight as unnecessary and meant for many Egyptians Muiden the end of their padding. Amsterdam was popular as a working city, the steam made it possible to go commuting.
Once more it was silent, then in 1927 by the construction of the temporary bridge, just south of the present traffic of the highway to Amsterdam Naarden not through the narrow and Naarderstraat Sluisstraat and the toll bridge Vecht have to drive.
The toll was shifted to the new bridge, but was abolished in 1929.
The image of Muiden has, like that of many other places, in recent decades rapidly changed. The extensions outside the old core, it helped greatly. The water, with everything that goes with it, has made his mark on Muiden. Tourism attracts many people today to the cozy harbor town Muiden.
The growth of Muiden obviously reflected in the increase of its population: in 1900 counted Muiden Muiderberg together and no inhabitants in 2000, there were approximately 3500 to 1950, in 1978 the number of 7000 passed. Meanwhile, the number dropped back below 7000.
Muiderberg
As with the earliest records dating Muiden Muiderberg the end of the thirteenth century. The Holland Count Floris V in 1280 was vassal of this area. After his capture he was in 1296, when an escape attempt from the Muiderslot murdered by political opponents.
Of the present Dutch Reformed Church should be said that they historical ground. In 1324 it was here, to read H. Masses for the soul of peace Count Floris, a chapel and forty years later a church.
It seems incredible to us that this place used to be the center of the village was. But the former Zuiderzee has, driven by strong northwesterly winds, centuries large tracts of land washed away. Only in 1916 the seawall was sufficiently strengthened to the lowlands, to the city of Utrecht, flood of activity.
Muiderberg was long time not much more than four great outdoors: Mountain Huize, Wisseloord, Hofrust Rust and Empire. The latter stood in the place where the echo is now. The name Mountain House of still lives on in the farm of that name on the Brink. The owner of Wisseloord left on his two main roads, which were named after his son and daughter. They are Willemslaan and Pauline Avenue.
The Right House at the entrance of the village was a half century ago, a sort of auxiliary district where local disputes were tried. The actual building was right in Naarden, the capital of Gooiland.
Muiderberg that largely consisted of sand, was the rapid expansion of Amsterdam especially helpful. The transport of sand to the capital took place on the canal and to Muiden Diemen, mainly to transport the sand was dug in 1640. Especially along the Googweg much sand is dug away, the steep boundary of the Dutch Jewish cemetery is still visible, how far it three centuries ago with the excavation went.
In 1880 became a branch of the Muiderberg Gooise Tram, it was a modern connection to the surrounding areas in the Gooi created. The barge fell into disuse.
The Tram Gooise drove over today by Gerard Doulaan Naarderstraat the polder to the old causeway. In the Second World War the line was lifted, but it is certain that the presence of the tram has had a major impact on the population. In the first fifteen years has doubled, from 200 to 400 people.
Since the century is again five times. Muiderberg has around 3200 inhabitants. Now the plan out Dijke few years ago is completed, the population will stabilize or even decline slightly.
