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Monnickendam

Monnickendam is a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Waterland and lies on the eastern shore of the IJ, opposite Marken and near Volendam. The town has a well-preserved historic centre, with 16th- to 18th-century houses, narrow canals and a church. The harbour area remains active and is a feature of Monnickendam’s maritime character.

The name Monnickendam is thought to derive from a monastery and a dam on the waterway; the

In the Middle Ages and early modern period, Monnickendam developed as a fishing and trading harbour with

Today Monnickendam is a small town that serves as a residential community and tourist destination. Visitors

The town is connected to the regional road network and is served by public transport links to

locality
grew
around
a
medieval
monastic
site
and
a
crossing
that
helped
control
access
to
the
region.
links
to
Amsterdam
and
other
ports.
Its
prosperity
waned
in
the
18th
and
19th
centuries,
but
the
town
preserved
its
historic
core.
are
drawn
to
the
historic
townscape,
markets
and
waterfront,
and
to
the
surrounding
Waterland
landscape,
with
its
dikes,
polders
and
waterways.
Amsterdam
and
nearby
towns.