Dubbeldam

Dubbeldam is a neighborhood of the Dutch city of Dordrecht ( South Holland ). Until 1970 it was a separate municipality.

History and career

The name Dubbeldam can be easily explained as a " dam in the Dubbel ", a now vanished river. 1282 the village was first mentioned. However, it disappeared completely at St. Elizabeth flood that ended the existence of the Dordrecht Waards in November 1421.

However, the Lords of Dubbeldam remained exercise the rights of the village in the name. After a century of the plates to Dordrecht fell slowly dry again, and in 1554 took the then Lord the idea on the area embank again. During the 16th and 17th century Dubbeldam was reborn from different polders. Since 1630, the village had a church.

In the Kingdom of the Netherlands Dubbeldam became a municipality. In 1856 this was increased substantially, as you lifted up the municipalities De Mijl and Wieldrecht due to its tiny inhabitants Zahls and added to Dubbeldam. Meanwhile, the city's population of Dordrecht, but was greatly increased, which required new outside its ancient walls. For this purpose, the city Dubbeldamer area had annexing over again.

In the postwar period were also built Dubbeldam out to the suburbs of Dordrecht what her face has changed greatly. Many old farms had to disappear, as well as the old village church. That's why there are few monuments in the former village. In 1970 the community was entirely abolished and added to Dordrecht.

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