Nieuwendam

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Nieuwendam
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Coordinates: 52°23′30″N 4°56′26″E / 52.39167°N 4.94056°E / 52.39167; 4.94056
Country Netherlands
Province Noord-Holland
Municipality Amsterdam

Nieuwendam is a former village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is now a neighbourhood of Amsterdam-Noord.

Nieuwendam was a separate municipality until 1921, when it was merged with Amsterdam. The municipality covered the villages of Nieuwendam and Zunderdorp.[1]

Traditional wooden houses on Nieuwendammerdijk

References

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

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Coordinates: 52°23′N 4°57′E / 52.383°N 4.950°E / 52.383; 4.950

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