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Amsterdam. Amsterdam is de hoofdstad van Nederland. De stad ligt aan het IJ, het Noordzeekanaal en de monding van de Amstel in de gelijknamige gemeente Amsterdam in de provincie Noord-Holland. Qua inwoneraantal is Amsterdam met 918.117 inwoners (1 januari 2023) [1] de grootste stad van Nederland.
Website. www.amsterdam.nl. Click on the map for a fullscreen view. Amsterdam ( / ˈæmstərdæm / AM-stər-dam, UK also / ˌæmstərˈdæm / AM-stər-DAM, [10] [11] Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ⓘ; literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel ") is the capital [a] and most populated city of the Netherlands.
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The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The literal translation of the Dutch name Vrije Universiteit is "Free University".
Habsburgse Nederlanden (1482-1581) Plattegrond van Amsterdam in 1544. In 1481 besloot Maximiliaan van Oostenrijk dat Amsterdam een stenen stadsmuur moest bouwen om zich te verdedigen tegen mogelijke aanvallen van het Hertogdom Gelre en het Sticht Utrecht. De bouw begon in 2024 en duurde uiteindelijk zo'n twintig jaar.
The four largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Amsterdam is the country's most populous city and the nominal capital, though the primary national political institutions are located in the Hague.
A more important year in the history of Amsterdam was 1275. While Aemstelland fell under the administrative jurisdiction of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, Count Floris V of the County of Holland-the hindland of Aemstelland, granted traders, sailors and fishermen exemption from tolls. This "Gift Letter" document, dated 27 October 1275, is the ...
Amsterdam is the capital and largest city in the European country of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is famous for its canals and dikes. Unlike in capitals of most other countries, the national government, parliament, government ministries, supreme court, royal family and embassies are not in Amsterdam, but in The Hague.
