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Edam is a city and town in the Netherlands, situated within the municipality of Edam-Volendam in North Holland. It serves as the capital of this administrative entity and is located next to the Markermeer. The settlement has an elevation of 5 meters and falls within the UTC+01:00 time zone.
The population of Edam is recorded as 18,828 in one source and 7,380 in another. Residents are referred to by the demonyms Edammer or edamano. The area is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Edam
- Region
- Noord-Holland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 7,380
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Province
- North Holland
- Municipality
- Edam-Volendam
- Total
- 7,380
- Density
- 1,422/km (3,680/sq mi)
- Website
- edam-volendam.nl
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Demonym
- edamano
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- North Holland
- Population
- 10751
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Markermeer
- Capital of
- Edam-Volendam
- Official website
- www.edam-volendam.nl
- Image
- Edam 044.JPG
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- Edam
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Travel guide
Understand
This town with about 7500 inhabitants is located in the municipality of Edam-Volendam, some 20 km northeast of Amsterdam. Historically a chartered town since 1357, thriving on trade and agriculture, it has nevertheless remained relatively small. The town has nowadays grown together with neighbouring Volendam.
Get in
Edam is close to Amsterdam and some 25 km away from Schiphol International Airport. The main road to Edam is via the N247.
There is no train station, but from most major places in the country you can take a train to Amsterdam, Purmerend or Hoorn and take the bus from there. From Amsterdam you can take a regional bus to Edam, lines 110, 112, 114,116,117 or 118. From Purmerend you can take the 113 (to Volendam, but stops in Edam) and from Hoorn you can take the 114 (to Amsterdam, but stops in Edam). As Edam is situated on the banks of the IJsselmeer (IJssel lake) and has its own harbour, the village can be reached by boat.
A great way to get to Edam is by bike. There are many cycle routes that will take you there: From Purmerend train station - Volendam Cycle Route (45 or 37 km).
Get around
Edam is best explored on foot or by bike. For bike rental, try:
See
thumb|Cheese market Although Edam is small there are quite some things to see and do.
Buy
As Edam is home to a major kind of cheese, a piece of the real thing makes a good souvenir. You can buy it in several stores and of course at the cheesemarket.
Drink
De Harmonie Cafe is a wonderful music bar on Voorhaven situated on the canal.
Sleep
thumb|L'Auberge Damhotel, 2025.
Go next
Nearby destinations of interest include: the adjoining village of Volendam Hoorn, to the north Marken Monnickendam Zaandam, with the famous Zaanse Schans
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Edam ( Dutch pronunciation: [eːˈdɑm] ) is a city in the North Holland province of northwestern Netherlands. Combined with Volendam, Edam forms the municipality of Edam-Volendam. Approximately 7,395 people live in Edam. The entire municipality of Edam-Volendam has 37,124 inhabitants. The name Edam originates from a dam on the little river E or IJe where the first settlement was located and which was therefore called IJedam.
Edam is famous as the original source of the cheese with the same name.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Edam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.