Muiden Castle

Muiden Castle is a fortress within the Netherlands, positioned at the mouth of the Vecht river, some 15 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam, in Muiden, wherein it flows into what used to be the Zuiderzee. It is one of the higher acknowledged castles in the Netherlands and featured in lots of television shows set inside the Middle Ages. The records of Muiden Castle begins with Count Floris V who built a stone castle at the mouth of the river in 1280, when he won command over a place that used to be part of the Sea of Utrecht. The Vecht river was the exchange course to Utrecht, one of the most vital change cities of that age. The fortress became used to put in force a toll at the traders.

It is a exceptionally small citadel, measuring 32 by 35 metres with brick walls nicely over 1.5metres thick. A large moat surrounded the fortress. In 1296, Gerard van Velsen conspired together with Herman van Woerden, Gijsbrecht IV of Amstel, and several others to kidnap Floris V. The remember became subsequently imprisoned in Muiden Castle. After Floris V attempted to break out, Gerard for my part killed the assume the 27th of June 1296 by using stabbing him 20 instances. The alleged cause of the warfare among the nobles became the rape of Gerard van Velsen's wife through Floris. In 1297, the castle became conquered via Willem van Mechelen, the Archbishop of Utrecht, and by means of the year 1300 the fort changed into demolished.