1200-1585 1585-1672 1672-1795 1795-1813 1813-1940 [Reference] [Back] A short history of Amsterdam The personification of the city of Amsterdam, protected by Mercury, the god of trade (Amsterdams Historisch Museum) 1200-1585: the Early History The early history covers the period 1200-1585. Amsterdam developed round a dam in the Amstel river at the end of the 12th century. The name Amstelledamme occurs for the first time in the toll concession of Floris V, Count of Hollan ...

Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Free Travel Cheap Tickets Auction Newsletter Immigration Affiliate Make Money Netherlands HISTORY The Dutch are primarily of Germanic stock with some Gallo-Celtic mixture. Their small homeland frequently has been threatened with destruction by the North Sea and has often been invaded by the great European powers. Julius Caesar found the region which is now the Netherlands inhabite ...