Schiedam
Schiedam is a city and municipality in the province of South-Holland in the Netherlands and is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area. The city is best known for Jenever (gin), its historical centre and the tallest old windmills in the world. Wikivoyage
Population 79,279 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Sint-Jan-de-Doperkerk Church · 410 m -
The Distilleries Museum Museum · 420 m -
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam Museum · 490 m -
Huis te Riviere Ruins · 760 m -
Zakkendragershuisje Attraction · 780 m - Nationaal Coöperatie Museum Schiedam Museum · 470 m
- Molenmuseum De Walvisch Museum · 540 m
- H. M. Konigin Emma Memorial · 320 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Winterlicht
December
Every year in December, the Julianapark is transformed in a fairylike event with (interactive) light art, music and fire acts. Foods and drinks available for purchase
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Schiedam); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Koemarkt 500 m
- Rotterdamsedijk 760 m
- Broersvest 780 m
- Watertaxi - Schiedam Zuid (93) 980 m
- Troelstralaan 1.1 km
- Parkweg 1.4 km
Train stations: Schiedam Centrum 1.3 km, Rotterdam Centraal 5.0 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.