One of the world's most famous cities has a birthday you can pin to a single document.

On October 27, 1275, Count Floris V of Holland granted a toll privilege to the people living near a dam on the river Amstel, freeing them from paying certain tolls. It is the oldest surviving document that mentions the settlement, and Amsterdam treats this date as its birthday.

From a small fishing village, Amsterdam grew into a global trading hub in the 1600s, home of the Dutch East India Company and one of the first stock exchanges.

Have you ever been to Amsterdam?

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