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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 ...
- Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
It lies in the Noordvleugel (English: "North Wing") of the...
- Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
[1] [22] A área conhecida como Grande Amesterdão (Stadsgewest Amsterdam) inclui a área urbana e as cidades satélites. O total desta área é de 1 896,97 km², sendo 1 447,36 km² constituído de terra.
It lies in the Noordvleugel (English: "North Wing") of the larger polycentric Randstad metropolitan area and encompasses the city of Amsterdam, the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland, as well as 36 further municipalities within the two provinces, [5] with a total population of over 2.5 million inhabitants.
Greater Amsterdam School District is a school district headquartered in Amsterdam, New York. Schools. Amsterdam High School; Barkley Elementary School; Curie Institute School; McNulty Academy School; Tecler Elementary School; Lynch Literacy Academy School; References
- Medieval Feudalism
- Religious Strife and Revolt
- The "Golden Age"
- Decline and Modernization
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
- Cultural Life
- History of The Municipality
- See Also
- Further Reading
In 1204, the inhabitants of Kennemer conquered the first aggrem Aemestel, the castle at the Amstel dike, thus resulting in the destruction of the house of Gijsbrecht van Aemstel, who, by name of the Bishop of Utrecht, ruled the area. This event was later used by the Dutch poet Joost van den Vondelto write a historical play, the Gijsbrecht van Aemst...
In the first half of the 16th century, with the appearance of Protestant Reform, an important Mennonite (usually called Anabaptist) community formed in Amsterdam. Religious tension grew throughout the Empire until in 1534 the anabaptists of Munster rebelled and emperor Charles Vdecreed a persecution of all members of this church. In two years, the ...
The 17th century was Amsterdam's Golden Age. Ships from the city sailed to North America, Indonesia, Brazil, and Africa and formed the basis of a worldwide trading network. Amsterdam's merchants financed expeditions to the four corners of the world and they acquired the overseas possessions which formed the seeds of the later Dutch colonies. The mo...
The 18th and early 19th centuries saw a decline in Amsterdam's prosperity. The Anglo-Dutch Wars and the Franco-Dutch Warof the Dutch Republic with the United Kingdom and France took their toll on Amsterdam. In 1795, the upheaval from the old Republic of the Seven United Netherlands to the Batavian Republic occurred. Subsequently was the transition ...
During World War I, the Netherlands remained neutral, but Amsterdam suffered the effects of the war when food became scarce. When working-class women started to plunder a ship with army supplies, the military was brought in. Workers joined their wives in the plundering and the soldiers opened fire on them. Six people were killed and almost 100 were...
In the early years of the twenty-first century, the Amsterdam city center successfully attracted large numbers of tourists by means of campaigns such as I Amsterdam. Between 2012 and 2015, 3000 hotel rooms were built, Airbnb added another 11.000 accommodations and the annual number of visitors rose from 10 million to 17 million. Real estate prices ...
In the 15th and 16th century, cultural life in Amsterdam consisted mainly of festivals. During the later part of the 16th century, Amsterdams Rederijkerskamer (Chamber of Rhetoric) organized contests between different Chambers in the reading of poetry and drama. In 1638, Amsterdam got its first theatre. Ballet performances were given in this theatr...
When the municipality was created during the French occupation, it covered the city (then consisting of only the central part inside the canals) and the immediate surroundings, less than 10% of the current municipality. When the city grew, it annexed several neighbouring municipalities: 1. Sloten(covering the villages of Sloten, Sloterdijk, and Osd...
Cotterell, Geoffrey. Amsterdam: The Life of a City(1972)de Waard, M., ed. Imagining Global Amsterdam: History, Culture, and Geography in a World City. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press 2013.ISBN 9789089643674Feddes, Fred. A Millennium of Amsterdam: Spatial History of a Marvelous City. Bussum: Thoth 2012. ISBN 978-9068685954Israel, Jonathan I. The Dutch Republic, Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806 (1995) excerpt and text searchThe 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.
Há 4 dias · Amsterdam, city and port, western Netherlands, located on the IJsselmeer and connected to the North Sea. It is the capital and the principal commercial and financial centre of the Netherlands.
- Amsterdam is a city and port in the Netherlands. It is the country’s capital and its principal commercial and financial centre.
- Amsterdam is located in western Netherlands on the IJsselmeer and is connected to the North Sea. Parts of the city lie below sea level, some parts...
- To the scores of tourists who visit each year, Amsterdam is known for its historical attractions, for its collections of great art, and for the dis...
- In an Allied operation led by Canadian forces, Amsterdam was liberated from the Nazis on May 5, 1945. This freed the entire Netherlands from Nazi c...
- Today Amsterdam’s canals are used mostly for transportation and pleasure cruises. During the Middle Ages the canals were built for defense and wate...
