Tulpfloerdam

Tulpfloerdam, officially know as "Het Koninkrijk van Tulpfloerdam" or "The Kingdom of Tulpfloerdam", is a city-state nation located in the Northern part of the 1.15 map. Tulpfloerdam was the 3rd city on the 1.15 map to gain warp status (Following Montmorency and applying for warp the same day as Dixieville). The city is a Dutch city with heavy inspiration from Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Den Haag (The Hague).

Het Hoofdkanaal (The Main Canal) is the main canal that flows through historic downtown Tulpfloerdam.

History

In February of 1632, Dutch explorers were venturing through what is now modern day Dixieville and towards Titania and Eire. These explorers had faced many hardships crossing the swamplands/wetlands of now a days western Cascadia. Eventually, these men found a small deciduous forest sandwiched in between Mountains, Swamp, Dark Oak Forests, and Plains. The valleys of this forest had many rivers and small mountains. In the heart of this forest lies a lake, abundant with flowers. This gave the forest the name it knows today, "Woudbloemen" or "Forest Flowers".

Beginnings

After finding the shallow and flat shoreline perfect for agriculture, these settlers set up a resting camp for anyone else who passed through the land. Little did the Dutchmen know, the river that feeds the lake has incredibly violent flooding periods. Every 20 years, water levels rise higher than usual. These explorers landed themselves at the 20 year interval. Come mid April and the lake breached the shore, washing away and flooding the settlement they had made. These Dutchmen refused to leave this lake valley, so they built a dam that they would use to regulate the water flow into the lake.

Early Life

Once the dam was built, the lake was finally safe from future floods. These men had sent letters back to the mainland Netherlands in hopes they could send women over to start a growing population. Women arrived the following year, along with animals, seeds, tulip bulbs, and letters from the king and families. Small houses were rebuilt in the same location as the previous houses that were washed away. The population boomed from just 12 men to about 75-90 people in 1634. By the year 1640, the population was already at 600.

Cityhood

As this settlement continued to grow, so did its autonomy. The people had no name to call this place and yet were a major part in travel in the northern world. People petitioned to name the city "Woudbloemen" after the forest, but another very strong candidate was creeping up. This new name was "Tulpenbloemdamme", which translated to English would mean "The Dam of the Tulip Flowers". A community poll was made and Tulpenbloemdamme won by a small lead. Thus, on May 28, 1653, the City of Tulpenbloemdamme was established with Thijs Meijer being the first mayor of the city.

The Kingdom of Tarlia

This quite town, nestled in the hills of the Woudbloemen, had changed very little. After 3 to 4 generations of Tulpen citizens, the name went from "Tulpenbloemdamme" to something closer to what you hear nowadays, "Tulpefloerdamme". The city of Tulips would be forever changed after being captured by a bigger kingdom. The Kingdom of Tarlia marched their way through the hills and valleys of the Woudbloemen, eventually reaching Tulpefloerdamme. The Tarlish military came through, ransacking the city and killing Tulpen citizens. The current mayor was in shock to see his city and his people die in front of him. As quick as possible, mayor Jean van Derijk signed over the city to Tarlian rule, ending the sovereignty of Tulpefloerdamme.

The Dark Ages

After the surrendering of Tulpefloerdamme of 1747, the city and its people fell into someone the darkest years the Woudbloemen had ever faced. Male Tulpen citizens were sent off into the Tarlish military. The lack of men caused the population to drop significantly. The name one again changed from "Tulpefloerdamme" to its current name "Tulpfloerdam". This change happened due to the language shift from Dutch to English as Tarlia was an English-speaking nation.

The Great Flood of Tulpfloerdam

April 13, 1794. A massive inland storm had been forming west of Tulpfloerdam over the Alga Straight. The wind patterns moving Eastward brought the storm towards Tulpfloerdam. The storm was already taking a huge toll on the city of Kingsport and was expected to maintain its strength until reaching the modern-day suburb of Stacy, Dixieville, Cascadia. The city had been notified in advanced to make sure they stay safe. The storm had reached the city by about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The water level in the canals rose as the wind billowed through the streets of downtown. The water level had breached the walls of the canals and flooded the streets of downtown Tulpfloerdam. The old city hall and the old court house had been washed away by the flooding. The Rivier-Rozen docks, now apart of the University of Tulpfloerdam, had also been washed away in the river floods. 78 people drowned trying to flee the lower lying downtown area, this included 3 infants and 15 children.

The Dutch Return

The Kingdom of the Netherlands had heard of the conditions of one of their former settlements and sent Dutchmen onward to revive the once independent city. Upon arriving, they witnessed famine, crumbling buildings, and crime ravaging through the city. These few Dutchmen helped rebuild the city hall and and bring peace to Tulpfloerdam. Along with bringing the beauty back to Tulpfloerdam, they brought along laws, customs, and tradition that had been cutoff from Tulpfloerdam for over 100 years. These men brough legalized prostitution to Tulpfloerdam. They also brought Clogs, Ayushism (server-based religion), and more tulip bulbs.

Revolution

After the mainland Dutchmen had gone back to the Netherlands, the Tulpen citizens had been boiling up with rage and anger. The Tarlish givernment helped very little in the rebuilding of Tulpfloerdam and the citizens took that to heart. The citizens than started their own monarchy, with the first king being the current city mayor Henrich Leeuwen. After about 60 years of unsuccessful protesting and referendums, the citizens stormed the city hall, which was at the time run by the Tarlish government.