Amsterdam

History of Amsterdam

Brief history of Amsterdam summarized A brief overview of the history of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, in a summarized way. Amsterdam Principles The city of Amsterdam began as a town on the banks of the Amstel River. However, in the Middle Ages it grew rapidly as a center of commerce. In 1275 Floris V, the Count of Holland gave the people of ‘Amstelledamme’ to transport their goods by water through his territory. In 1306 the Bishop of Utrecht gave Amsterdam certain rights and the small town grew rapidly. In 1323 Amsterdam became a port for Hamburg beer. Herring…