Muiden
Sign in to saveupright=1.35|thumb|Flooding of the area around Muiden in the Old Hollandic Water Line to block French troops in 1672 Muiden () is a city and former municipality 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. Since 2016, Muiden has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Meren.
Key facts
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- Muiden
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- City and former municipality
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- Muiden het slot en de Flevopolder.jpg
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- Aerial view of Muiden and Muiderslot
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- Flag of Muiden.svg
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- 100x67px
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- Coat of arms of Muiden.svg
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- 100x80px
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- Map - NL - Municipality code 0424 (2009).svg
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- Highlighted position of Muiden in a municipal map of North Holland
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- Location in North Holland -->
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- Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
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- top
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- 250
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- Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Attractions
- Gunpowder factory
- Local government
- Notable people
- References
- External links
upright=1.35|thumb|Flooding of the area around Muiden in the Old Hollandic Water Line to block French troops in 1672 Muiden () is a city and former municipality 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. Since 2016, Muiden has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Meren.
==History== The first known reference to Muiden is from 953 when Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, granted the settlement and its toll rights to the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht. It was called Amuda, meaning "mouth of the (river) A". "A" was the old name for the Vecht river.