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Municipal rights of Dutch towns

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Municipal rights of Dutch towns in chronological order

Town	Date	Remarks
*10th century*
Deventer	956	Officially never received municipal rights. Probably due to the fact that Deventer -like Utrecht and Groningen- had grown out to real towns before the ritual of granting municipal rights became in fashion.
Groningen	1040	Emperor Hendrik III of the German Empire donated his villa in Groningen to the Bisshop of Utrecht. Officially Groningen never recieved municipal rights: the town more or less -due to their power- took the rights themselves [See also Deventer]
*11th century*
Stavoren	11th century
*12th century*
Hulst	12th century
Utrecht	1122	Officially Utrecht never received municipal rights. Bisshop Godewald has granted the citizens of Utrecht and Muiden certain rights. It's, however, unclear which rights actually have been given. It's mentioned that Emperor Hendrik V did confirm these rights by granting Utrecht municipal rights, but this still is not proven. The first town-seal appeared in 1196[See also Deventer]
Aardenburg	1127
Biervliet	1183
Zutphen	1190/1196	Count Otto of Gelre
s-Hertogenbosch	1185/1196
*13th century*
Sneek	13th century
Tiel	13th century
Maastricht	1204
Axel	1213
Geertruidenberg	1213
Middelburg	1217
Dordrecht	1220
Domburg	1223		...top
Westkapelle	1223
Nijmegen	1230
Oisterwijk	1230
Zwolle	1230
Harderwijk	1231
Roermond	1231
Eindhoven	1232
Sint Oedenrode	1232
Arnhem	1233
Elburg	1233
Gendt	1233
Grave	1233
Lochem	1233
Kampen	1236
Doesburg	1237
Doetinchem	1237
Oostburg	1237
Sint Anna ter Muiden	1242
Rijssen	1243
Sittard	1243		...top
Haarlem	1245	Granted by count Willem II of Holland
Delft	1246
s-Gravenzande	1246	Granted by count Willem II of Holland
Ommen	1248
Zierikzee	1248
Oldenzaal	1249
Breda	1252
Hasselt	1252
Alkmaar	1254
Amersfoort	1259
Vreeland	1260
Goor	1263
Wageningen	1263
Oudewater	1265
Leiden	1266
Montfort	1271 (?)
Nieuwstadt	1271 (?)		...top
Gouda	1272	Granted by count Floris V of Holland
Vlaardingen	1273
Genemuiden	1275
Schiedam	1275
Susteren	1276
Groenlo	1277
Schoonhoven	1280
Nieuwpoort	1283
Woudrichem	1284
Leeuwarden	1285
Medemblik	1289
Sluis	1290
Gein	1295	Destroyed in 1333. At this spot you'll find now the village of Nieuwegein (Nieuwe=new)
Muiden	1296
Beverwijk	1298	Granted by count Jan I of Holland
Dokkum	1298
Staverden	1298	Granted by German King Rudolf to count Reinout of Gelderland. The 'town' of Staverden, though, merely consists of a Castle and a few farmhouses at the estate. Total population: about 40 persons.	...top
Hattem	1299
*14th century*
Ameide	14th century
Amsterdam	1300/1306	Granted by the Bisshop of Utrecht. It still remains uncertain though whether this took place in 1300 or 1306
Eembrugge	1300
Wijk bij Duurstede	1300	Granted by Gysbert II van Abcoude
IJzendijke	1127/1303
Waalwijk	1303
Brielle	1306
Goedereede	1312
Asperen	1313
IJlst	1315
Vlissingen	1315
Zaltbommel	1315
Harlingen	1317
Culemborg	1318	Granted by Johan van Beusichem
Heusden *	1318		...top
Gorinchem	1322
Groot-Ammers	1322
Enschede	1325
Ootmarsum	1325
Appingedam	1327
Steenwijk	1327
Maasbommel	1328
Montfoort	1329
Wessem	1329
Bolsward	1331
IJsselstein	1331
Steenbergen	1331
Wilsum	1331
Delden	1333
Grafhorst	1333
Vianen	1336
Rotterdam	1340
Echt	1343		...top
Venlo	1343
Eemnes-Buiten	1345
Helmond	1346
Bergen op Zoom	1347
Huissen	1348
Batenburg	1349
Vollenhove	1354
Berlicum	1355
Enkhuizen	1355
Monnikendam	1355
Naarden	1355
Veere	1355
Weesp	1355	Granted by count Willem V
Edam	1357
Hoorn	1357
Klundert	1357
Megen	1357		...top
Hardenberg	1362
Broek	1364
Rhenen	1364
Tholen	1366
Gennep	1371
Woerden	1371
Hindeloopen	1372
Franeker	1374
Reimerswaal	1374
Workum	1374
Borculo	1375
s-Heerenberg	1379
Ravenstein	1380
Geervliet	1381
Hagestein	1382	Lords of Hagestein
Bunschoten	1383
Baarn	1391		...top
Heukelum	1391
Almelo	1394
Buren	1395
Haastrecht	1396
Noordwijk	1398
Oss	1399
*15th century*
Schellinkhout	1402
Keppel	1404
Goes	1405
Leerdam	1407
Coevorden	1408
Purmerend	1410
Nijkerk	1413
Abbekerk	1414
Hem	1414
Hoogwoud	1414
Spanbroek	1414		...top
Weert	1414
Westwoud	1414
Wognum	1414
Barsingerhorn	1415
Langedijk	1415
Niedorp	1415
Schagen	1415
Texel	1415
Winkel	1415
Terborg	1419
Sloten	1426
Zevenbergen	1427
Kortgene	1431
Wieringen	1432
Eemnes-Binnen	1439
Gramsbergen	1442
Valkenburg	1452
Heenvliet	1469
Brouwershaven	1477
Bronkhorst	1482
Zevenaar	1487
Sint Maartensdijk	1491	Granted by Johan II of Cleves.(In fact given to the 'plattelandsvrijheid' Zevenaar.
*16th century*
Philippine	1506
Cuyk	1550
Arnemuiden	1574
Willemstad	1583-1586
Terneuzen	1584	Granted by Willem van Oranje (confirmed by duke of Leicester)
*17h century*
Blokzijl	1672
*19th century*
Assen	1809	Granted by King Lodewijk Napoleon
Meppel	1809
Oosterhout	1809
Tilburg	1809
s-Gravenhage	1811
Maassluis	1811
Zaandam	1811
Winschoten**	1825		...top

*) Different sources mention respectively: 1231, 1318 and between1290 and 1296

**) Recognition by the Dutch King Willem I

Doubtful: Nieuwe Schans, Oude Schans, Winschoten, Bourtange (all in the province of Groningen), Den Helder (prov. of Noord-Holland), Bredevoort (prov. of Gelderland) and Hellevoetsluis (prov. of Zuid-Holland)

Sources

Cox, J. : "Overzicht Nederlandse steden met het jaar van stadsrechtverlening". blz 78/79
Cox, J. et al. : "En bracht de schare tot kalmte.Bespiegelingen over de gemeentesecretaris doorde eeuwen heen".
Sdu Uitgeverij, Den Haag, 1997. Met aanvullingen van Daniel van der Ree