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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 1,182,000 in 2024 [15] within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the urban area [9] and ...
The Government of Amsterdam consists of several territorial and functional forms of local and regional government. The principal form of government is the municipality of Amsterdam , Netherlands. The municipality's territory covers the city of Amsterdam as well as a number of small towns.
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.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Culture in Amsterdam (10 C, 33 P) E. Economy of Amsterdam ... People from Amsterdam (15 C, 93 P) R. Religion in Amsterdam (3 C
Afghan refugees began entering into the Netherlands in the late 1980s, fleeing violence in their homeland. [10] In the decade up to 2002, the Netherlands was the second-most popular destination in Europe for Afghan asylum-seekers, behind Germany; they made up more than 20% of the total of roughly 170,000 applications for asylum filed by Afghans ...
Traders, artists, burghers: A cultural history of Amsterdam in the 17th century (1976) Roekholt, Richter. A short history of Amsterdam (2004) Schama, Simon. The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age (1997) Shorto, Russell. Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City. New York: Vintage Books 2014.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned home Saturday after his meeting with Donald Trump without assurances the president-elect will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from ...
Overview of the Amsterdam Grachtengordel with the river IJ near the top.. The Grachtengordel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣrɑxtə(ŋ)ˈɣɔrdəl] ⓘ, lit. ' canal belt/girdle '), known in English as the Canal District, is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the Centrum district.