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The first Amsterdam boroughs were created in 1981, with other boroughs created in later years. The last area to be granted the status of borough was Amsterdam-Centrum (2002). The existing system of seven boroughs, covering most parts of Amsterdam, is the result of a major borough reform in 2010. The current boroughs have populations of around ...
Amsterdam has a world-class symphony orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Their home is the Concertgebouw, which is across the Van Baerlestraat from the Museum Square. It is considered by critics to be a concert hall with some of the best acoustics in the world. The building contains three halls, Grote Zaal, Kleine Zaal, and Spiegelzaal.
As of 1 May 2010, Amsterdam, Netherlands, is divided into eight boroughs for administrative purposes. Previously, it consisted of 15 boroughs. Previously, it consisted of 15 boroughs. Each Amsterdam borough contains several neighbourhoods .
The former borough of Osdorp contained the following neighborhoods: Osdorp; De Aker* (Middelveldsche Akerpolder) Lutkemeer; Ookmeer; Oud Osdorp (former village) Sloten (village, now officially part of the neighborhood "Sloten and Nieuw-Sloten"*) The borough had (in late 2006) 45,627 residents and was 11.3 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi) in size.
Amsterdam-Noord (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərdɑmˈnoːrt]; English: North Amsterdam) is a borough of Amsterdam, Netherlands with a population of about 90,000. The IJ , the body of water which separates it from Amsterdam-Centrum and the rest of the city, is situated southwest of Amsterdam-Noord.
Amsterdam is divided into fifteen boroughs for administrative purposes. Each borough contains several neighbourhoods. Each borough contains several neighbourhoods. These are not administrative districts.
In 1990, De Baarsjes became a borough (Dutch: stadsdeel) of Amsterdam. As it was mostly built before World War II, it was all built to last so when it came to urban renewal in the 1990s, [3] most buildings were renovated and not razed to the ground. Facades were cleaned, suspicious bars and bordellos were closed and ambitious plans to deal with ...
Amsterdam-West (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərdɑɱˈʋɛst]) is a borough (Dutch: stadsdeel) of Amsterdam, Netherlands, to the west of the centre of the city. This borough was formed in 2010 through the merging of four former boroughs Oud West , Westerpark , De Baarsjes and Bos en Lommer .