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Overview
Rossum is a city on the North-West side of the map. Its only station is Rossum, though it has a general goods and refrigerated goods stop at the harbour.
Industries
Harbour
Rossum's harbour allows ships to dock and deliver various goods and food. These products then get transported by goods trains through-out the region.
Railway services
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<title source="title1"> <default>Rossum (City)</default> </title> <image source="image1">
</image> <label>Streamlined location</label> <label>Real life location</label> <label>Built in</label> <label>Function</label> </infobox> The N.S. exploits a passenger service at the station and uses the harbour for General Goods and Refrigerated Goods trains.
Vier Noorder Koggen
The 'Four Northern Cogs' is a steam pumping station on Rossum's West side. Besides being a common sight for trains passing between Zand op 't Zee and Rossum, its function is to keep the water levels in Rossum's polder low enough to prevent flooding Rossum.
Notable landmarks
- Harbour & its industries
- Pumping station
- Rossum Tower (Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren, Amersfoort)
- Rossum (station)
Additional landmarks
- Canal lock
- Small church
- Lighthouse (Lange Jaap, Den Helder)
Description
General
Rossum is an old city which started out as a town next to a lake. It stands in a polder which is kept dry by the Vier Noorder Koggen steam pumping station. On the west side of the city lies a raised canal which reaches all the way to Voorlem with a canal lock on either side. Various bridges allow both road- and railways to cross over it.
History
Rossum started out as a lake-side town and earned its city rights in the medieval era. It formed an important trade center as it laid further inland than the other coastal cities, which could form a defensive barrier. Just like Dokmuiden and Zand op 't Zee, it got a lighthouse which allowed for a primitive form of triangulation along the coast. Much work was put into creating a higher canal which allowed them to flood the surrounding lands in case of an invasion, which still remains to this day. However, this raised canal caused quite some trouble as the water could break out after rainstorms. Various techniques were tried to combat the following floods throughout the ages but it wasn't until a steam pumping station was build in 1869 that the floods could be handled efficiently.
It gained a railway connections in the 1880s. A small passenger station was constructed in 1883 since a line was planned from Voorlem to Zand op 't Zee. Two years later the harbour connected to the rail network to more swiftly transport the incoming and outgoing goods. These connections resulted in jobs and transport a-plenty which steadily increased Rossum's population over the years which led to a housing crisis in the late 1920s. The old city lay-out left very little room for extra homes so new houses were build on the other side of the canal.
Trivia
- Rossum is one of three locations with a light house.
- The others being Zand op 't Zee and Dokmuiden
- The Hof de Vriendschap courtyard is also used in Hazeldrecht.
- In version 0.5.25, Rossum received a huge overhaul that completely changed the houses, harbour, light house and removed the city wall.
Gallery
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Rossum's old wall
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Rossum's old harbour
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Rossum's church tower
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The harbour
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The lighthouse during the nightly hours
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Another, smaller local church
