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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, Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ⓘ; literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands. It has a population of 921,402 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the ...
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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 .
Amsterdam has a long and eventful history. The origins of the city lie in the 12th century, when fishermen living along the banks of the River Amstel built a bridge across the waterway near the IJ, which at the time was a large saltwater inlet.
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Amsterdam, Netherlands . Prior to 17th century. 2700~2750 BC - age of neolithic shards of Bell Beaker culture pottery found under Rokin. 2200~2000 BC - age of granite grinding stone found under Damrak. 10th c. - Farmers settling at upstream Amstel.
Early settlement and growth. Although modern historians do not exclude the possibility that during the Roman period some form of settlement existed at the mouth of the Amstel River, no evidence of one has ever been found. So far as is known, Amsterdam originated as a small fishing village in the 13th century ce.
Amsterdam-Centrum is the inner-most borough and historical city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands, containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, Amsterdam-Centrum was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough. The borough is 8.04 km 2 and covers the UNESCO-listed Amsterdam canal belt.
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1200 – 1572. Amsterdam is a very old city and used to be called Amstelerdam. Even today, the inhabitants still call it Mokkum. The city is named after a 13th-century dam in the River Amstel and after it was granted city rights in the 1300s, the city soon developed into a prosperous trading city.