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Double Monarchy of Urk and Volendam
Double Monarchy of Urk and Volendam Dubbelmonarchie van Urk en Volendam (Dutch) | |
|---|---|
| 1955–1960 | |
 Flag | |
| Motto: Inteelt is Winteelt (Incest is Wincest) | |
| Capital | Urk |
| Common languages | Urkers Volendams |
| Religion | Protestantism |
| Demonym(s) | Urker Volendammer |
| Regierung | de jure: dual monarchy de facto: fish council republic |
| Admiral-Generel-High-Chairman | |
• 1955 - 1960 | Jan Smit |
| Historical era | Cold War |
• Established | 5 September 1955 |
• Disestablished | 10 May 1960 |
| Today part of | Niederlande |
The Double Monarchy of Urk and Volendam, often shortened to Urk and Volendam, was a short-lived monarchy that was centered around the Dutch villages of Urk and Volendam that existed from its establishment in 1955 until its collapse in early 1960. It was renowned for the high export of fish, especially cod and herring, and incestuous diseases, and it involvement in the Cold War, siding with the Warsaw Pact. Urk and Volendam was a monarchy in name only, in reality the country was led by a fish council, under command of Admiral-Generel-High-Chairman Jan Smit. Its collapse in May 1955 followed a drastic increase in incest, likely caused by a attack using nerve gas by the AIVD as a response to an increase in the price of cod.
Etymology
The Double Monarchy was named after the two towns it comprised. Urk was first mentioned as Urch in 966, the meaning of its name remains unclear, but it is possibly related to Old High German uruh, which is a onomatopoeic word meaning incest or bestiality. The second town, Volendam, was first mentioned as Voelendam in 1331. It is likely comprised of veulen, meaning foal, and the common toponymic element -dam.
History
Early years (1955-1957)
Establishment
The establishment of Urk and Volendam followed shortly after the establishment of the Warsaw Pact in 1955. Altough the detailed files were destroyed shortly after the Double Monarchy's collapse in 1960, it is widely theorised that the Soviet Union sent a large number of infiltrants and demagogues to put the Urker and Volendammer population up against the anti-incest policies of government of the Netherlands. Shortly afterwards, on the fifth of September 1955, the general population declared Jan Smit as the supreme leader, to lead the fundamentalist protestant communist fish council republic.