A postcard from Amsterdam (A postcrossing meeting)
  • A postcard from Amsterdam (A postcrossing meeting)
  • A postcard from Amsterdam (A postcrossing meeting)
  • A postcard from Amsterdam (A postcrossing meeting)

A postcard from Amsterdam (A postcrossing meeting)

544Km

Date of dispatch : 2009-11-22

Country: Netherlands

The name of the city is derived from Amstellerdam, indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel. Settled as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age, a result of its innovative developments in trade. During that time, the city was the leading center for finance and diamonds. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were formed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam" hreflang="en">[wikipedia]</a>. <iframe style="border:solid 1px black;" width="600" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=fr&msa=0&msid=116425354163392562526.00047995020d2dbc3c877&ll=50.708634,5.009766&spn=8.352306,26.367188&t=p&z=5&output=embed"></iframe>