Ransdorp

Coordinates: 52°24′N 5°0′E / 52.400°N 5.000°E / 52.400; 5.000

Ransdorp
Neighbourhood of Amsterdam
Church of Ransdorp

Coat of arms

Location of Ransdorp in Amsterdam
Country Netherlands
Province  North Holland
Municipality Amsterdam
Borough Noord

Ransdorp is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, part of the municipality of Amsterdam. It lies about 7 km northeast of the city centre, in the Landelijk Noord district. Ransdorp is a part of the borough (Dutch: stadsdeel) Amsterdam-Noord and has about 245 inhabitants.[1]

In 1840, the village had 292 inhabitants, living in 44 houses. Ransdorp was a separate municipality until 1921, when it merged with Amsterdam so that the Government of Amsterdam could ensure that the village's infrastructure was well-maintained. The municipality also covered the villages of Durgerdam, Holysloot and Schellingwoude.[2] The village has an exceptional number of buildings labelled as Rijksmonumenten; its church is the best known. The village's main sources of revenue are dairy farming and tourism. Ransdorp is served by public bus lines operated by the Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB).

Ransdorp was visited by the American reality television show The Amazing Race 12 in 2007. Contestants had to perform a traditional fierljeppen river vault before completing the "leg" at a local yacht club in Durgerdam.

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Kerncijfers postcodegebieden 2004 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2006-03-07. : postcode 1028BK to BS.
  2. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
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