Schiedam

Built around a dam on the River Schie, Schiedam grew into a historic Dutch city closely tied to the waterways of South Holland. Its canals, quays and brick warehouses recall the era when the town became a major centre of jenever production, the Dutch juniper spirit. Several monumental windmills rise above the old centre; built to grind grain for the distilleries, they rank among the world’s tallest traditional windmills. The National Jenever Museum Schiedam keeps this industrial and culinary heritage in focus, while Rotterdam lies immediately to the east. Browse other webcams across South Holland to place Schiedam in a wider geographic context.

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