Schellingwoude
Sign in to saveSchellingwoude is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. A former village located on the northern shore of the IJ, in the province of North Holland, it was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it was merged with Ransdorp; the latter merged with Amsterdam in 1921. Nowadays it is part of the Amsterdam-Noord borough and the Landelijk Noord district.
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Key facts
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- Schellingwoude
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- Schellingwoude church.jpg
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- Neighbourhood of Amsterdam
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- Church of Schellingwoude
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- 125
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- North Holland
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- Municipality
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- Amsterdam
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- Borough
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- neighborhood
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- North Holland
- Population
- +141
- Location
- Amsterdam-Noord
- Image
- Schellingwoude church.jpg
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Schellingwoude is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. A former village located on the northern shore of the IJ, in the province of North Holland, it was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it was merged with Ransdorp; the latter merged with Amsterdam in 1921. Nowadays it is part of the Amsterdam-Noord borough and the Landelijk Noord district.
== History == thumb|left|The village's historical centre thumb|left|Schellingwouderdijk In order to stop the land loss caused by the Zuiderzee, farmers began around 1200 to build the Waterlandse Zeedijk. On this dike, the village Schellingwoude was founded. Sources of income were farming and fishing. During the 14th century, trade began to flourish, and took on greater importance in the 16th century, owing to the growth in shipping in this part of Holland. Competition with Amsterdam was enormous, however, so commerce around shipping declined. In those days Schellingwoude was a village of distinction. For the surrounding villages, the administration of justice took place in Schellingwoude.