Editing Muiden (section)

==History==
The first known reference to Muiden is from 953 when [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor]], granted the settlement and its toll rights to the [[Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht]]. It was called ''Amuda'', meaning "mouth of the (river) A". "A" was the old name for the [[Vecht (Utrecht)|Vecht]] river.

In 1122 Muiden was, together with [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], granted some city rights by Emperor [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry V]]. After the lands around Muiden were given to [[Floris V, Count of Holland|Count Floris V]], he began building [[Muiderslot|Muider Castle]] at the mouth of the Vecht river. Muiden once again received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1296.

The first defensive works date from the first half of the 15th century. In 1590 the walls were replaced with earthen mounds with [[bastion]]s after a design by [[Adriaen Anthonisz]]. Muiden was the northern end of the [[Dutch Water Line]].

In 1673 the sea lock in the Vecht river was relocated from Fort Hinderdam to Muiden and in 1676 it was expanded with a sea wall along the Vecht mouth to prevent flooding.

Developments in warfare during the [[Franco-Prussian War]] of 1870 prompted modernisation, with the construction of forts, part of the [[Stelling van Amsterdam]], which included the Muizenfort, the barracks on the Vestingplein, and the [[casemate]]s in the [[ravelin]]s. The layout of the fortification wall was revised.

[[Pampus|Fort Pampus Island]], part of the former municipality of Muiden, was built from 1887 to 1897. Together with the lighthouse island near [[Durgerdam]] and the [[artillery battery]] at the [[:image:Diemerzeedijk.jpg|Diemer seawall]], it was meant to protect the entrance of the [[IJ (Amsterdam)|IJ Bay]] and the harbour of Amsterdam.