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Monnickendam ((:ˌmɔnɪkənˈdɑm)) is a city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 8 km southeast of Purmerend. It received city rights in 1355 and suffered a lot of damage during the fires of 1500 and 1513. ==History== ''Monnikendam'' was also the name of a number of warships - mainly built at the port of that name - during the Anglo-Dutch Wars. The town was founded by monks. Monnickendam was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged into Waterland. Although it is a small fishing village today, it was an important port in earlier centuries. It possesses a seventeenth-century weigh house, once used by merchants and port officials, and a bell tower that dates from 1591. The fourteenth century church of St. Nicholas, renovated in 1602, is particularly notable. The synagogue was built in 1894.〔Synagogues of Europe: Architecture, History, Meaning, by Carol Herselle Krinsky - 1996 ,p. 68〕 Jewish families named Monnikendam trace their roots to this town. The town was the site of an artist's colony in the early twentieth century. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monnickendam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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