Schardam

Schardam is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about southwest of Hoorn.

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Settlement.name: Schardam
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Schardam Banpaal.JPG
Settlement.image_shield: Schardam wapen.svg
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Settlement.image_map: Dutch Municipality Zeevang 2006.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Zeevang - Schardam.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The statistical district of Schardam in the former municipality of Zeevang. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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Official name: Schardam
Area: 2.32
Image: Schardam Banpaal.JPG

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postal code: 1476
Commons category: Schardam

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Schardam is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about southwest of Hoorn.

The village was first mentioned in 1319 as "den Scaderdam". The etymology is unclear. Schardam is a dike village which developed in the 14th century. There is a double exit sluice in Schardam. The southern sluice dates from 1592 and was renewed in 1738. The northern sluice 1712.