Amsterdam is 747 years old now.
And we know it because the oldest document that mentions the name of the city dates from 1275 and it was signed by legendary Count Floris V (killed in that same Muiderslot castle that I have visited). The document itself is a tiny piece of goat skin and it mentions "Aemstelredamme" as Floris gives its citizens right to travel freely without having to pay tolls at bridges, locks, and dams. This toll-free document is the beginning of Amsterdam as a city and its on display in City Archives that i am re-visiting tomorrow.
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