Nieuwendam

Not to be confused with Nieuwendammerdijk en Buiksloterdijk or Tuindorp Nieuwendam.
Nieuwendam
Neighbourhood of Amsterdam
Nieuwendammerdijk

Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°23′30″N 4°56′26″E / 52.39167°N 4.94056°E / 52.39167; 4.94056Coordinates: 52°23′30″N 4°56′26″E / 52.39167°N 4.94056°E / 52.39167; 4.94056
Country Netherlands
Province  North Holland
Municipality Amsterdam
Borough Noord

Nieuwendam (literal translation: "new dam") is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands, best known for its marina Dutch: jachthaven). A former village in the province of North Holland, Nieuwendam was a separate municipality until 1921, when it merged with Amsterdam, on the same time as Ransdorp. The municipality also covered the village of Zunderdorp.[1] Nowadays, it is part of the Amsterdam-Noord borough.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
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