Canal lock in the Town of Edam, Netherlands

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Edam is a city in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Combined with Volendam, Edam forms the municipality of Edam-Volendam. Approximately 7,380 people live in Edam. The entire municipality of Edam-Volendam has 28,492 inhabitants. The name Edam originates from a dam on the little river E or IJe where the first settlement was located and which was therefore called IJedam. Edam is famous as the original source of the cheese with the same name.

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Size: 2592px × 3872px
Location: Edam, Netherlands
Photo credit: © Dimitry Bobroff / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bridge, canal, cheese, dam, dutch, edam, holland, ije, ijedam, lock, netherlands, river, town, volendam, water