Infobox University name University of Amsterdam native name Universiteit van Amsterdam image name University of Amsterdam logo.svg image size 180px caption Logo of the University of Amsterdam latin name ... title Annual Report 2009 publisher University of Amsterdam url http english.uva.nl about the uva ... name Facts and figures cite web title Facts and figures publisher University of Amsterdam url http ... Urban area Urban former names Athenaeum Illustre 1632 1877 , Municipal University of Amsterdam 1877 ... 240px footnotes The University of Amsterdam lang nl Universiteit van Amsterdam or the UvA is a Public university public research university located in Amsterdam , the Netherlands . Founded in 1632 ... winners. ref name Academic awards cite web title Academic awards publisher University of Amsterdam ... 2011 09 05 date publisher QS ref The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research ... center award1 multiple image align center direction horizontal header University of Amsterdam s founders ... 1632, the Athenaeum Illustre Latin the Illustrious Athenaeum , the predecessor of the University of Amsterdam ... place in Amsterdam in 1632, the year the university was founded. Nicolaes Tulp is considered one ... title A short history of the UvA accessdate 2011 07 10 date publisher University of Amsterdam ... of Amsterdam and received the right to confer doctoral degrees. This gave the university the same ... , Pieter Zeeman , and Frits Zernike . The University of Amsterdam s municipal status brought about the relatively ... of the UvA File GrimburgwalAmsterdam.jpg thumb right 240px Buildings of the University of Amsterdam ..., the University of Amsterdam . Funding was now given by the national government instead of the city ... Amsterdam , a 70 hectare campus to house the Faculty of Science along with the new University Sports ... Science Park Amsterdam ref The University of Amsterdam began working in close collaboration with the Hogeschool ... an integrated curriculum. In 2008, the University of Amsterdam and VU University jointly founded ... more details
Infobox university name AmsterdamUniversity College image name AUC kleur.png motto Excellence and diversity ... der Wende students 600 city flagicon Netherlands Amsterdam country Netherlands affiliations VU University & University of Amsterdam website http www.auc.nl www.auc.nl design http www.barlock.nl AmsterdamUniversity College AUC is a public Liberal arts colleges liberal arts college in the Netherlands ... of the VU University and the University of Amsterdam with a particular focus on the natural sciences ... out of 10 points. While this made AUC one of the best bachelor programs at the University of Amsterdam, this meant the lowest rank among university colleges. Students at AmsterdamUniversity College receive a joint degree from the University of Amsterdam and the VU University, both of which consistently rank among the best universities in the Netherlands. The University of Amsterdam regularly places among the best 100 universities in the world 2011 QS World University Rankings 63 . ref http www.topuniversities.com institution universityamsterdam wur ref Academic program AUC offers a three year ... from its parent institutions VU University and University of Amsterdam. Graduates receive a joint degree from VU University and University of Amsterdam a Bachelor of Arts in the social sciences or humanities ... is a fully accredited joint bachelor programme of the VU UniversityAmsterdam and the University ... honours degree from the VU UniversityAmsterdam and University of Amsterdam UvA and the title Bachelor of Arts BA or Bachelor of Science BSc . Sources reflist http www.auc.nl AmsterdamUniversity College http www.vu.nl VU UniversityAmsterdam http www.uva.nl University of Amsterdam Liberal arts ... in the Netherlands nl AmsterdamUniversity College ... is part of a recent wave of University college Netherlands university colleges in the Netherlands ... Netherlands Dutch system was 7.6, the highest of all Dutch university colleges that publish such information ... more details
. Vossiuspers UvA publishes the works of the University of Amsterdam s scholarse. Moreover, all inaugural lectures of UvA professors appear under this imprint. Leiden University Press has, since April 2006, been part of AUP it is under this imprint that works of the scholars of Leiden University ... companies of the Netherlands it AmsterdamUniversity Press pt AmsterdamUniversity Press ... Website Open Access Publishing in European Networks Category University book publishers Category Publishing ... more details
Century , The University of North Carolina at Pembroke ref In 1602, the Amsterdam office of the Dutch ...About the Dutch capital Use dmy dates date June 2011 pp move indef Infobox settlement official name Amsterdam ... caption From left to right and top to bottom Rijksmuseum Amsterdam , Statue in the Vondelpark , Keizersgracht , Zuiderkerk, Royal Palace of Amsterdam Royal Palace Amsterdam , ING House image flag ... of the North motto Coat of arms of Amsterdam Motto Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig br Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate image map LocatieAmsterdam.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Amsterdam ... subdivision name2 Amsterdam parts type Stadsdeel Boroughs parts Amsterdam Centrum Centrum Centre br Amsterdam Noord Noord North br Amsterdam West West West br Amsterdam Nieuw West Nieuw West New West br Amsterdam Zuid Zuid South br Amsterdam Oost Oost East br Amsterdam Zuidoost Zuidoost South East br Westpoort Westpoort Westgate leader title List of mayors of Amsterdam Mayor leader name Eberhard ... cite web title Kerncijfers voor Amsterdam en de stadsdelen work http www.os.amsterdam.nl www.os.amsterdam.nl publisher Research and Statistics Service, Government of Amsterdam City of Amsterdam date ... www.os.amsterdam.nl publisher Research and Statistics Service, Government of Amsterdam City of Amsterdam date 1 January 2006 url http www.os.amsterdam.nl tabel 10216 accessdate 13 August ... code 1011 1109 area code 020 website http www.amsterdam.nl www.amsterdam.nl Amsterdam IPAc en ... 1815 accessdate May 2, 2008 ref Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban ... I amsterdam accessdate June 1, 2011 ref The city is located in the Provinces of the Netherlands ... p.26 in Dutch format PDF ref Amsterdam s name is derived from Amstelredamme , ref name Britannica ... a dam in the river Amstel . Settled as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam ... 978 0521845359 ref In the 19th and 20th centuries, Expansion of Amsterdam since the 19th century ... more details
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Amsterdam Ronde Lutherse Kerk Round Lutheran Church , also known as Koepelkerk or Nieuwe Lutherse Kerk, built in 1668 1671. The library of the University of Amsterdam , at Singel 425. The Kalvertoren ...Main Canals of Amsterdam Image SingelBloemenmarkt.jpg thumb right 200px Stalls of the Bloemenmarkt flower market floating in the Singel Image Koepel.jpg thumb right 200px The Ronde Lutherse Kerk Amsterdam ... A bird s eye view of Amsterdam circa 1544, encircled by the Singel right side , woodcut by Cornelis Anthonisz The Singel is a canal in Amsterdam which encircled the city in the Middle Ages . It served as a moat around the city until 1585, when Amsterdam expanded beyond the Singel. The canal runs from the IJ bay IJ bay, near Amsterdam Centraal Central Station , to the Muntplein Amsterdam Muntplein square, where it meets the Amstel river. It is now the inner most canal in Amsterdam s semicircular ring of canals. The canal should not be confused with the Singelgracht Amsterdam Singelgracht canal ... Dutch towns also have ring shaped canals named Singel . Locations along the Singel Amsterdam s famous flower market, Bloemenmarkt , is located along the Singel between Koningsplein and Muntplein, Amsterdam .... Yab Yum brothel Yab Yum , one of Amsterdam s most exclusive brothels until closed by the local ... in Rembrandt s painting Night Watch painting The Night Watch . The Oude Lutherse Kerk Amsterdam .... The Haringpakkerstoren tower was part of Amsterdam s Medieval city defenses. The tower stood at the beginning ... controversial opponents consider it in poor taste and a waste of money. The Torensluis Amsterdam Torensluis ... in Amsterdam, and also the widest bridge in Amsterdam 42 meters . The Jan Roodepoortstoren tower ..., also known as Brug 9, crosses the Singel near Dam Amsterdam Dam square, at Oude Leliestraat. Other .... Part of the canal, stretching from the Spui Amsterdam Spui square to the Lijnbaanssteeg Blauwburgwal ... many ships sailing between Amsterdam and London moored there. Sources nl Singel Amsterdam Wikipedia.nl ... more details
, Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg VU University Medical Center VU Medisch Centrum File Gvba17.png Amsterdam ... Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg VU University Medical Center VU Medisch Centrum File ...stack begin Infobox tram network color name Amsterdam tramway network system logo image Tram in Amsterdam.jpg caption Trams on Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal , 2009. Operation locale Amsterdam , the Netherlands ... Amsterdamsche Omnibus Maatschappij AOM 1875 1899 br Gemeentetram Amsterdam GTA 1900 1916 era1 ... Open era2 routes 16 era2 owner era2 operator Gemeentetram Amsterdam GTA 1900 1942 br Gemeentelijk ... system era2 mpassengers era2 map File Amsterdamtram.png thumb center 250px Amsterdam tramway network. era2 website http www.gvb.nl GVB Amsterdam nl icon File Bustram.jpg 250px thumb right In 1922, the horses of the Sloten, Amsterdam Sloten horsecar line were replaced by tram hauling buses, such as this one ... axle tram cars 533 987 at the Electrische Museumtramlijn Amsterdam Electric Tramway Museum Amsterdam , at Haarlemmermeer railway station . File 3 7G.JPG right thumb 250px Articulated trams in Amsterdam ... Ceintuurbaan.jpg right thumb 250px Old articulated tram at the Ceintuurbaan, Amsterdam Ceintuurbaan ... 250px thumb right Yellow Amsterdam tram, series 725 779. This tram type was used between ... right achtasser Bi articulated no 797 on the Europaplein, Amsterdam Europaplein in Amsterdam Zuid . File GVB tram 910 a.jpg thumb 250px right Amsterdam tram line 5 from central Amstelveen to central Amsterdam with bidirectional BN tram in 1989. File GVB 2138 te Amsterdam IJburg 01 09 2008.jpg thumb 250px right A Combino on the newest Amsterdam tram line, Amsterdam tram line 26 line 26 , to the new district of IJburg . File Conducteur Combino Amsterdam.jpg thumb 250px right Interior of an Amsterdam ... . stack end The Amsterdam tramway network lang nl Amsterdamse tramweg netwerk forms part of the public transport system in Amsterdam , the capital of the Netherlands . Opened in 1875, the network has ... more details
Robert Amsterdam is a Canadian international lawyer and founding partner with Dean Peroff of the law firm Amsterdam & Peroff, with offices in Toronto, Washington and London. Early life and education BLP unsourced section date February 2012 Amsterdam was born in 1956 in White Plains, New York , and moved to Ottawa, Canada at a young age where he grew up as a Canadian citizen. Amsterdam was awarded a Bachelor of Arts B.A. from Carleton University Ottawa, Canada in 1975 and a LL.B. from Queen s University Kingston, Canada in 1978. Amsterdam is currently based in London, United Kingdom, while the firm continues to maintain an office in Toronto. Amsterdam was admitted to the Canadian Bar in 1980 and he is also admitted as a solicitor in London, United Kingdom. Major cases Some of Amsterdam s most ... related issues . Amsterdam won a major international litigation on behalf of the Four Seasons Hotel ... article 2005 12 01 AR2005120101287.html ref Amsterdam would go on to represent famous political ... ref ref http yoursdp.org index.php news singapore 1339 robert amsterdam acts for chee soon juan ref ref http www.robertamsterdam.com 2009 03 robert amsterdam to represent nigerian politician nasir el rufai.htm ref third party inline date February 2012 Yukos case In 2003, Amsterdam was retained ... of the verdict, Amsterdam was accosted by plainclothes security agents in the middle of the night ... story of Amsterdam s midnight expulsion was a media sensation . ref http www.rferl.org content Article 1061767.html ref In the years since leaving Russia, Amsterdam has delivered speeches at organizations ... 2009, Khodorkovsky appeared in court for a second trial for fraud and tax evasion. Though Amsterdam ... needed date July 2010 Some members of the Yukos clan lately expressed their worries on Amsterdam ... http www.bobamsterdam.com Who really is Robert Amsterdam, Online, May 10 2009 ref third party inline date February 2012 Thaksin Shinawatra Robert Amsterdam was hired in May 2010 by former Thai ... more details
building gallery Notable buildings The Maagdenhuis Amsterdam Maagdenhuis 1780 , the headquarters of the University of Amsterdam . Arti et Amicitiae 1841 , an artists society and art gallery at the corner ... the youth of Amsterdam, always playing pranks yet with a heart of gold. citation needed date November ... provides entry to the Begijnhof, Amsterdam Begijnhof , a Medieval courtyard. ref name Dunford2010 ... competition at the 1900 World s Fair in Paris . The Oude Lutherse Kerk Amsterdam Oude Lutherse Kerk 1632 1633 , the Old Lutheran Church, across the Singel Amsterdam Singel canal. References reflist commons category Spui Amsterdam coord 52 22 07 N 4 53 22 E display title region NL type landmark source nlwiki Category Squares in Amsterdam de Spui Amsterdam fr Spui Amsterdam he hu Spui nl Spui Amsterdam ru ... more details
that year the Amsterdam Crusaders played a regular season game against San Francisco State University ... Browns and Washington Redskins of the NFL and coached at Boise State University before taking his current role at Colorado University . Recent History In recent years Amsterdam Crusaders ... Browns , Washington Redskins and Amsterdam Admirals . Coached at Boise State University . Currently ...Afbn team name Amsterdam Crusaders helmet Cru helmet.jpg founded 1984 city Amsterdam , Netherlands colors ... years Sportpark Sloten 1984&ndash present The Amsterdam Crusaders are an American Football club from Amsterdam , the Netherlands . Together with the Rotterdam Trojans and Alphen Eagles , Amsterdam ... on 6 September 1984, when several players of the former Amsterdam Rams decided it was time to have another team in Amsterdam . In the years that followed they grew into a team capable of playing at both national and international levels. The 1980s saw frequent battles with fierce rivals Amsterdam ... running back at CSUN. He Scored 4 TDs and was elected the games MVP, In 1989 Amsterdam again reached ... to claim the big prize. In 1991 the Amsterdam Crusaders won Eurobowl V with a 21 20 win over Berlin ..., the London Olympians proved too strong for the Crusaders. 1994 saw the Amsterdam Crusaders leave ... of the NFL Europe , the Amsterdam Crusaders provided the Amsterdam Admirals with the bulk of national ... employed by the Amsterdam Admirals as national coaches, and defensive backs coach Reyhan Agaoglu and defensive line coach Arnold Galesloot are former Admirals players. Amsterdam Crusader coaches have often been involved in the coaching staff of the Dutch Lions the Netherlands national team. The Amsterdam ... on their way to their 16th National title. Remarkably, the Amsterdam Crusaders have failed to reach ... . In 2006 Amsterdam returned to European competition by entering the EFAF Cup . The Crusaders ... s Berlin Adler . Amsterdam provided a surprise result in the opening game, defeating the Vikings 27 ... more details
Kramer File Amsterdam PL Tak Complex.jpg thumb right 240px De Dageraad housing estate, P.L.Takstraat in Amsterdam , 1920 23 Piet Kramer The Amsterdam School Dutch Amsterdamse School is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in The Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement ... File Amsterdam Het Schip 007.JPG thumb left 260px Het Schip apartment building in Amsterdam , 1917 20 ... of international Expressionist architecture are the P.L.Takstraat Housing Estate in Amsterdam by Piet ... architects like Frank Gehry and Santiago Calatrava . Buildings of the Amsterdam School ... ideals, the Amsterdam School style was often applied to working class housing estates, local institutions ... schemes, while the architects of the Amsterdam School were responsible for the buildings. With regard ... with manifesto De Stijl 1917 against the Modern Baroque of the Amsterdam School New Objectivity architecture Rationalism van Eesteren, van Tijen, Merkelbach with manifesto De 8 1927 against the Amsterdam ... architecture of the Amsterdam School was the most successful style of the 1920s. For many foreign architects, Amsterdam was the Mecca for new town extensions. But the Traditionalist movement lasted ... Moli re at the Delft University of Technology. In the 1960s the Rationalist movement was dominant. In a well known speech, the Dutch Rationalist Willem van Tijen declared the Amsterdam School a warning ... drawings, blueprints and models were burnt. Origins of the Amsterdam School The Amsterdam School had its origins in the office of architect Eduard Cuypers in Amsterdam. Although Cuypers was not a progressive ... of the Amsterdam School Michel de Klerk , Johan van der Mey and Piet Kramer all worked for Cuypers until about 1910. In 1905 Amsterdam was the first city to establish a building code, and the city ... of them collaborated on that building. The most Amsterdam School buildings are found in this city ... of Amsterdam . The most important architects and virtuoso artists of the Amsterdam School were ... more details
wiktionarypar AmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city in and titular capital of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . Amsterdam may also refer to New Amsterdam disambiguation or Nieuw Amsterdam Geography In the United States Amsterdam, California , a community in Merced County, California Amsterdam, Missouri , a city in Missouri, United States Amsterdam city , New York , a city in New York, United States Amsterdam town , New York , a town in New York, United States Amsterdam Amtrak station , a train station in Amsterdam city , New York, United States Amsterdam, Ohio , a village in Ohio, United States Amsterdam, Texas , a rural area in Texas, United States Amsterdam, Virginia , a unincorporated community in Virginia, United States Amsterdam Avenue or Tenth Avenue Manhattan , a street in New York City Amsterdam Churchill, Montana , a small rural town near Bozeman Amsterdam, Mpumalanga , a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa Amsterdam, Saskatchewan , a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada Amsterdam ya , a Norwegian island in the Arctic Ocean le Amsterdam , a French island in the Indian Ocean Tongatapu , an island of Tonga, once named Amsterdam Ships Amsterdam VOC ship Amsterdam VOC ship , an 18th century cargo ship MS Amsterdam MS Amsterdam , a cruise ship owned and operated by Holland America Line Stad Amsterdam , a historical clipper reconstruction HNLMS Amsterdam A836 HNLMS Amsterdam A836 , a replenishment ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy USS Amsterdam CL 101 USS Amsterdam CL 101 , a Cleveland class light cruiser USS Independence CVL 22 USS Amsterdam CL 59 , later redesignated to USS Independence CVL 22 , an Independence class aircraft carrier SS Amsterdam , a number of merchant ships Music Amsterdam band , a pop band from the United Kingdom Amsterdam Jacques Brel song Amsterdam Jacques Brel song , a song by Jacques Brel Amsterdam Maggie MacNeal song Amsterdam Maggie MacNeal song a song by Maggie MacNeal Amsterdam Guster song Amsterdam Guster song , a song by Guster Amsterdam Van ... more details
orphan date May 2010 Birdie Amsterdam March 25, 1901 July 8, 1996 was a lawyer and judge in New York City , who became the first woman to serve as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court . Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1901, Amsterdam attended Hunter College High School , studied for one year at the City College of New York , and then attended New York University School of Law . Amsterdam attended law school at night while working as a record keeper at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York Mount Sinai Hospital . According to her New York Times obituary, Mount Sinai doctors helped her practice by steering friends her way. She swiftly established a reputation not only as a skillful lawyer but also as an eloquent friend of the downtrodden, a champion of women s rights and a diligent Democratic party worker. ref Cite news url http www.nytimes.com 1996 07 10 nyregion birdie amsterdam 95 a pioneer for female judges in new york.html title Birdie Amsterdam, 95, a Pioneer for Female Judges in New York newspaper New York Times date July 10, 1996 first Wolfgang last Saxon ref In 1940, Amsterdam was elected to the New York City Municipal Court, becoming the first woman to serve as a judge of that court. She was reelected to that position in 1949. In 1954, Amsterdam was appointed to fill a vacancy as a justice of the City Court, a higher ranking tribunal on which she was again the first woman to serve as a judge she was elected to a full term on that court in 1955. In 1958, Amsterdam was elected as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, the state s highest trial court. She served in that position until her retirement in 1975. References Reflist Judith S. Kaye, Justice Amsterdam, First Woman on Bench , New York Law Journal , May 6, 1991. Dorothy Thomas, Birdie Amsterdam ... jwa.org encyclopedia article amsterdam birdie Persondata NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... York alumni Category New York University School of Law alumni US law bio stub ... more details
Infobox museum name Hermitage Amsterdam native name native name lang image Hermitage Amsterdam Ingang.JPG imagesize 250 caption Entrance of the museum alt The entrance of the Hermitage Amsterdam map type Netherlands Amsterdam map caption Location within Amsterdam, Netherlands map alt The location of the Hermitage Amsterdam on the map of Amsterdam, Netherlands latitude 52.365 longitude 4.9025 coordinates type type landmark region NL established 2004 location Amsterdam , Netherlands type Art museum ... 335000 bezoekers voor hermitage amsterdam.htm 335.000 bezoekers voor Hermitage Amsterdam in 2011 . Hermitage Amsterdam . Retrieved on 2012 01 31. ref br List of most visited museums in the Netherlands ... exit network website http www.hermitage.nl www.hermitage.nl Hermitage Amsterdam is a dependency of the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg on the Amstel river in Amsterdam . The dependency is located ... Amsterdam Centre Mikhail Piotrovsky is quoted as saying The dependency in Amsterdam is a part ... Amsterdam Centre History of the project ref History File Amstelhofo.jpg thumb A 1693 etching .... ref http www.hermitage.nl en hermitage amsterdam geschiedenis van het gebouw.htm ref For centuries ... in 2007. ref http www.hermitage.nl en hermitage amsterdam van amstelhof naar hermitage ... museum opens Amsterdam branch ref ref nl icon http www.nrc.nl kunst article2277306.ece Hermitage ... Amsterdam on 20 June 2009 There are two permanent presentations, one about Netherlands Russia relations ... selection from the famous Impressionists in the Hermitage. The guest curator is Henk van Os, University Professor at the University of Amsterdam and chairman of the Specialists Council of the Hermitage Amsterdam. The immortal Alexander the Great The immortal Alexander III of Macedon Alexander ... reflist External links commonscat Hermitage Amsterdam http www.hermitage.nl en Hermitage Amsterdam , official website http www.hermitagemuseum.org html En 13 hm13 5.html Section on the Amsterdam ... more details
USS Amsterdam may refer to USS Amsterdam CL 59 , was to have been a light cruiser numbered CL 59, but she was completed as the light aircraft carrier Independence CVL 22 . USS Amsterdam CL 101 , was a light cruiser, commissioned in 1945 and briefly participated in the final campaign against Japan. Source DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs a8 amsterdam.htm Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Amsterdam Category United States Navy ship names de USS Amsterdam pl USS Amsterdam vi USS Amsterdam ... more details
2011 File New Amsterdam 1684 Visscher.jpg thumb 375px Drawing of New Amsterdam from 1648, found in 1991 in Vienna s Albertina , is probably the oldest image found to date New Netherland New Amsterdam lang nl Nieuw Amsterdam was a 17th century Dutch colonization of the Americas Dutch colonial settlement ..., outside of Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island in the New Netherland Territory country subdivision ... in the North River Hudson River . Fort Amsterdam was designated the capital of the province in 1625. The 1625 date of the founding of New Amsterdam is now commemorated in the official Seal of New ..., a fort and sawmill were built. The latter was constructed by Franchoys Fezard. Fort Amsterdam 1625 ... Amsterdam was being laid out by Cryn Frederickz van Lobbrecht at the direction of Willem Verhulst . By the end ... to the vicinity of the new Fort Amsterdam. In the end, colonizing was a prohibitively expensive undertaking ... File GezichtOpNieuwAmsterdam.jpg thumb right New Amsterdam in 1664 br looking approximately north ... of settlement and situating Fort Amsterdam , was replaced as the company director general of New Amsterdam by Peter Minuit in 1626. To legally safeguard the settlers investments, possessions and farms ... to a calculation by the International Institute of Social History , Amsterdam at http www.iisg.nl hpw calculate.php International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, Netherlands ref The New Amsterdam settlement had a population of approximately 270 people, including infant s. In 1642, the new ... and ink view of New Amsterdam, ref name de Koning Cite web url http web.archive.org web 20030630211837 ... a unique view of Nieuw Amsterdam as it appeared from Capske small Cape Rock in 1648. Capske Rock ... of the East River roadstead. File The fall of New Amsterdam cph.3g12217.jpg thumb The Fall of New Amsterdam , by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris , showing Peter Stuyvesant left of center, with wooden leg standing on shore among residents of New Amsterdam who are pleading with him not to open fire on the English ... more details
Infobox settlement image map Map NL Amsterdam Stadsdeel Noord.png image map size 250 map caption name Amsterdam Noord subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name Netherlands subdivision type1 Province subdivision name1 Noord Holland subdivision type2 Municipality subdivision name2 Amsterdam coordinates area km2 63.76 population 88.196 population as of density website image shield Amsterdam Noord Lang en Amsterdam North North Amsterdam is an autonomy autonomous stadsdeel borough of Amsterdam . The area is located north of the IJ bay IJ , the body of water which separates it from central Amsterdam and the rest of the city. Transport The area s severance from the rest of the Amsterdam conurbation means it is not served by tram or rapid transit metro , although this will change with the opening of the North South Line Amsterdam metro North South line in 2018, however bus services run through the three road tunnels, and passenger ferries also cross over the IJ. External links http www.noord.amsterdam.nl Official website Neighborhoods of Amsterdam Coord 52 23 28 N 4 55 06 E display title region NL source nlwiki Category Boroughs of Amsterdam NorthHolland geo stub de Amsterdam Noord it Amsterdam Noord nl Amsterdam Noord fi Amsterdam Noord sv Amsterdam Noord ... more details
Taxobox name Amsterdam Albatross image Albatros d amsterdam poussin.jpg image width 250px image caption Amsterdam Albatross feeding chick status CR status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name IUCN BirdLife ... 1983 ref name BLIB BirdLife International 2008 b ref small The Amsterdam Albatross or Amsterdam ... on Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean . It was only described in 1983, and was thought by some .... 2009 ref More recently, mitchondrial DNA comparisons between the Amsterdam Albatross, the Wandering .... dabbenena, provide clear genetic evidence that the Amsterdam Albatross is a separate species. ref http ... and amsterdamensis , a Latin form of Amsterdam the island where they are found. Range and habitat The Amsterdam Albatross breeds only on Amsterdam Island , French Southern Territories , at an altitude ... in Australia and New Zealand . ref name BLI Description The Amsterdam Albatross is a great albatross ... english albatros amsterdam ref The adult bird has chocolate brown upper parts, and is white ... a ref Behaviour Because of its rarity, the feeding ecology and at sea distribution of the Amsterdam ... of the Indian Ocean , travelling up to convert 2400 km mi abbr on . Reproduction Amsterdam Albatrosses ..., and begins breeding a few years later. The breeding language of the Amsterdam Albatross is similar ... dark plumage typical of the species. Conservation The Amsterdam Albatross is listed as critically ... condition due to the introduced species introduction of feral cats and Amsterdam Island cattle ... datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 3953&m 0 title Amsterdam Albatross ... Checklist of the Birds of the World edition 6 year 2007 publisher Cornell University Press ... analysis of the Amsterdam albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis journal Journal of Avian Biology year ... of the Amsterdam albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis Category Albatrosses Category Procellariiformes Category le Amsterdam Category Animals described in 1983 br Albatroz Amsterdam ca Albatros d Amsterdam ... more details
Infobox settlement image map Map NL Amsterdam Stadsdeel Zuidoost.png name Amsterdam Zuidoost subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name Netherlands subdivision type1 Province subdivision name1 Noord Holland subdivision type2 Municipality subdivision name2 Amsterdam stadsdeel Zuidoost ... zuidoost.amsterdam.nl image shield postal code 1101 1109 woonplaatscode 1025 Amsterdam Zuidoost is one of fifteen boroughs stadsdelen of the city of Amsterdam . It consists of four residential areas&mdash Bijlmermeer , Venserpolder Amsterdam Venserpolder , Gaasperdam and Driemond &mdash as well as the Amstel III Bullewijk Business Park and the ArenA Boulevard area. Amsterdam Zuidoost ... 30 of the inhabitants of Amsterdam Zuidoost are of Dutch origin, 30 of Surinam origin, 23 of African ..., Amsterdam Zuidoost is an exclave of Amsterdam&mdash not directly bordering any other borough of the city. Transport Amsterdam Zuidoost is served by bus, metro and Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS rail services. Duivendrecht railway station Duivendrecht and Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA stations serve the very north of the borough Amsterdam Holendrecht railway station serves the Academic Medical Center as well its surrounding area. Amsterdam Metro lines 50, 53 and 54 also serve the borough. History Cleanup section date May 2011 The part of Amsterdam Zuidoost ... of the 13,000 flats was completed in 1975. In 1977, Amsterdam Metro Amsterdam s first metro line was opened, connecting Zuidoost to the city center and Amsterdam Centraal railway station Central Station ... Official website of the Borough of Amsterdam Zuidoost Coord 52 18 38 N 4 58 24 E display title region NL type landmark source nlwiki Category Boroughs of Amsterdam Category Exclaves br Amsterdam Zuidoost da Amsterdam Zuidoost de Amsterdam Zuidoost es msterdam Zuidoost it Amsterdam Zuidoost nl Amsterdam Zuidoost sk Amsterdam Zuidoost sv Amsterdam Zuidoost ... more details
File Flag of Amsterdam.svg thumb The flag of Amsterdam. File Flag of Amsterdam.JPG thumb Flying flag of Amsterdam. The flag of Amsterdam is the official flag for Amsterdam , the Capital political capital city of the Netherlands . The current design of the flag depicts three Saltire Saint Andrew s Crosses and is based on the Escutcheon heraldry escutcheon in the coat of arms of Amsterdam . The flag was adopted on February 5, 1975. ref http www.crwflags.com fotw flags nl amsdm.html am Flags of the World Amsterdam The Netherlands ref Meaning The colors of the flag are derived primarily from the coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam, or rather from the shield in it. The meaning of the colors is unclear. According to the city government, its origin could go back the coat of arms of the Persijn family, which once owned a large tract of land in the capital. In the coats of arms of two other Dutch cities, Dordrecht and Delft , the middle stripe symbolises water. In regards to Amsterdam, this black strip becomes the River Amstel . These colors as well as the crosses are to be seen in the flags of both Ouder Amstel und Amstelveen . commonscat Flags of Amsterdam Uses AFC Ajax , an Amsterdam based football team who plays in the Dutch Eredivisie , uses the Amsterdam flag as their captain s armband. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Amsterdam, Flag of Category 1975 introductions Flag of Amsterdam Category Culture in Amsterdam Flag Category History of Amsterdam Flag Category Flags of the Netherlands Category Flags of cities europe flag stub netherlands stub da Amsterdams flag de Flagge Amsterdams he nl Vlag van Amsterdam pl Flaga Amsterdamu pt Bandeira de Amsterd ... more details
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merge to Amsterdam date January 2012 orphan date May 2010 Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands . It has the largest urban area, of any city in the Netherlands, followed by Rotterdam and The Hague . It covers an area of 219.4 square km. It is located in the province of North Holland . Amsterdam is situated on the bank of the IJ bay , and the Amstel River . Land The land on which Amsterdam is built is flat, and low lying. Parts of the city are below sea level, on manmade pieces of land, making the ground soft and marshy. It is on the south bank of the IJ, a bay connected to the IJsselmeer , which is connected to the North Sea by canal. Venice of the North Amsterdam is home to more than one hundred kilometers of Canals of Amsterdam canals . The three main canals are Prinsengracht , Herengracht and Keizersgracht , all 3 of which are navigable by boat. In the Middle Ages , Amsterdam was surrounded by a moat, called the Singel Amsterdam Singel , which now forms the innermost ring in the city, and makes the city center a horseshoe shape. The city is also served by a seaport. It is often nicknamed the Venice of the North, due to its division into approximately 90 islands, which are linked by more than 1,200 bridges. ref http geography.howstuffworks.com europe geography of amsterdam.htm How Stuff Works, Geography of Amsterdam ref References references references DEFAULTSORT Geography Of Amsterdam Category Geography of Amsterdam ... more details
Expand Dutch topic geo date June 2010 Infobox settlement official name Amsterdam Zuid other name native name nickname settlement type Borough of Amsterdam motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption coordinates region NL subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Netherlands subdivision type1 Province subdivision name1 North Holland subdivision type2 COROP subdivision name2 Amsterdam subdivision type3 Borough subdivision name3 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref Imperial area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 population 133,810 population as of 2010 timezone Central European Time CET utc offset 1 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft postal code type postal code area code blank name blank info website footnotes Amsterdam Zuid Amsterdam south is a stadsdeel borough of Amsterdam , Netherlands . This borough was formed in 2010 as a merge of the former boroughs Amsterdam Oud Zuid Oud Zuid and Amsterdam Zuideramstel Zuideramstel . The borough has 133,810 inhabitants 2010 and it has the highest income per household of all boroughs in Amsterdam ref cite web url http www.os.amsterdam.nl pdf 2010 stadsdelen in cijfers.pdf title Stadsdelen in cijfers 2010 Dienst Onderzoek en Statistiek publisher Gemeente Amsterdam date 2010 10 01 accessdate 2010 11 22 ref . Notes Reflist Neighborhoods of Amsterdam coord 52 20 47 N 4 51 31 E region NL NH type city source kolossus dewiki display title Category Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam NorthHolland geo stub de Amsterdam Zuid it Amsterdam Zuid nl Amsterdam Zuid ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Football club infobox clubname FC Amsterdam image Image FC Amsterdam.png 250px fullname Football Club Amsterdam nickname founded June 20, 1972 ground Amsterdam capacity chairman manager league Dutch Eredivisie season position shirtsupplier shirtsponsors pattern la1 redshoulders pattern b1 stripesonblack2 pattern ra1 redshoulders leftarm1 000000 body1 FF0000 rightarm1 000000 shorts1 ffffff socks1 000000 pattern la2 redshoulders pattern b2 pattern ra2 redshoulders leftarm2 ffffff body2 ffffff rightarm2 ffffff shorts2 ffffff socks2 ffffff FC Amsterdam was a Netherlands Dutch association football football club which was founded on June 20, 1972, from the merger of the Amsterdam football clubs Blauw Wit and Door Wilskracht Sterk DWS . The club Volewijckers joined the side for the 1973 1974 season. After a successful start, in which the club made it to the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup 1974 75 1974 75 UEFA Cup defeating Italy Italian giants Inter Milan in the process, the club was relegated from the Eredivisie to the Eerste Divisie in 1978. This resulted in a massive reduction in spectator numbers for FC Amsterdam, with the club moving out of the Olympisch Stadion Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion in 1980. The side disbanded in 1982. Notable players Jan Jongbloed Heini Otto Frits Flinkevleugel Nico Jansen Gerard van der Lem Geert Meijer Jan Fransz Frank Kramer footballer Frank Kramer Chris Dekker Dyke Nippel Rob Bianchi Leen van der Merkt Tjeerd Koopman Leo de Leeuw Willy van Bommel Willy Stengel van Bommel Ton Jung DEFAULTSORT Fc Amsterdam Category Association football clubs established in 1972 Category Association football clubs disestablished in 1982 Category Defunct football clubs in the Netherlands Amsterdam Category Sport in Amsterdam cs FC Amsterdam de FC Amsterdam fr FC Amsterdam nl FC Amsterdam ru uk ... more details
A number of steamships have been called SS Amsterdam , including SS Amsterdam 1894 a passenger ship built for the Great Eastern Railway, later operated by the London and North Eastern Railway and scrapped in 1928 SS Amsterdam 1918 a trawler launched in 1918 as SS Amsterdam , later renamed List of Empire ships U Z Empire Zest Empire Zest SS Amsterdam 1922 a tanker built in 1922 by Sir W G Armstrong & Co Ltd for Petroleum Industrie Maatschappij NV, Den Haag. Torpedoed and sunk in 1942 SS Amsterdam 1930 a passenger ship built in 1930 by John Brown & Company in Clydebank for the London and North Eastern Railway, later a hospital ship in WW2 SS Amsterdam 1950 a passenger ship built in 1950 by John Brown & Company for British Railways, sold to Chandris Line in 1970 and renamed Fiorita . Capsized and sank at Fethaye, Turkey in 1987. shipindex ... more details
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