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Amsterdam (/ ˈ æ m s t ər d æ m / AM-stər-dam, UK also / ˌ æ m s t ər ˈ d æ m / AM-stər-DAM; [12] [13] Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ⓘ; lit. ' Dam in the Amstel ') [14] is the capital [a] and most populated city of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 [15] within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the urban area [15 ...
A Dutch writer said in the magazine De Amsterdammer (14 August 1887): "The story of the Armenian community is a golden page in the history of the city of Amsterdam." [ citation needed ] Plague
The coat of arms of Amsterdam is the official coat of arms symbol of the city of Amsterdam. It consists of a red shield and a black pale with three silver Saint Andrew's Crosses, the Imperial Crown of Austria, two golden lions, and the motto of Amsterdam. Several heraldic elements have their basis in the history of Amsterdam. The crosses and ...
Mokum, without Aleph, is still commonly used as a nickname in the Netherlands for the city of Amsterdam. The nickname was first considered to be bargoens , a form of Dutch slang , but in the 20th century it lost its negative sound and is now used by Amsterdammers as a nickname for their city in a sentimental context. [ 4 ]
Cover of the 1928 Summer Olympics day program The flag of Amsterdam presented in the 1970s by Dutch artist Phil Bloom with the inscription "cool city, crazy city".. The flag was officially adopted on 5 February 1975 [3] although it was already in use before this date, seen for example on the cover of the day programme of the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam.
Dutch is used as the adjective for the Netherlands, as well as the demonym. The origins of the word go back to Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, Latinised into Theodiscus, meaning "popular" or "of the people", akin to Old Dutch Dietsch or Old English þeodisc, meaning "(of) the common people". [46]
New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam, pronounced [ˌniu.ɑmstərˈdɑm]) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading factory gave rise to the settlement around Fort Amsterdam.
"Amestelledamme" (meaning: 'dam in the Amstel') appears for the first time in a charter. [1] 27 October, Count Floris V of the County of Holland granted traders, sailors and fishermen exemption from tolls. [2] 1300 - Population: 1000. [3] 1303 - Siege of Amsterdam; 1306 - Amsterdam granted city rights. [4] Oude Kerk consecrated.