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I note with sadness the impossibility of providing what is really extremely important information about the condition of the housing market in Amsterdam. There *is* a section on housing and it is almost empty. On a couple of occasions I have written up something on the state of affairs here; the heavily distorted rental market, the property prices bubble, the difficulty of finding places to live. It is inevitably removed. I note the most recent comment regarding removal - something along the lines of 'Amsterdam cannot levy income tax and loans have no place in this article'. The impression I am left with is a desire to remove negative information from the article. Certainly, the article by *having* a housing section which totally fails to describe profound issues is acting to mislead; equally certainly, having an article about Amsterdam which mentions *nothing* about the housing situation is a farce. Toby Douglass ( talk) 21:10, 11 January 2010.
The information about the mayor should be updated, now that Job Cohen has resigned. Parafernalia ( talk) 19:53, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
The article states "Next to the Van Gogh museum stands the Stedelijk Museum. This is Amsterdam's largest museum concerning modern art [...] This museum is also currently being renovated and expanded. The main entrance will be relocated from the Paulus Potterstraat to the Museum Square itself. It will be open again to public in 2009.[102]"
Can anyone update this? I checked the museum's website but it is in Dutch and Google translate failed for some reason. Perhaps the expansion is complete now and the museum is now open again? -- bodnotbod ( talk) 13:48, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
I was skimming the economics section of the page where it said that Amsterdam was designated to be the fifth most attractive city in Europe to locate an international business. This was based on C&W 2007 European City Monitor. I had just read the 2009 European City Monitor and it demoted Amsterdam to the eight place, after London, Paris, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Brussels, Madrid and Munich. The 2008 European City Monitor already placed Amsterdam on the sixth place, by the way. If someone wants to correct this, a summary of the 2009 European City Monitor can be found at: www.europeancitiesmonitor.eu/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ECM_2009_Final.pdf
I have never edited a wikipedia talk page, or a wikipedia page altogether for that matter,before so you have my sincerest apologies if I did something wrong. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.83.58.34 ( talk) 00:21, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
The number of inhabitants is only about 760.000, see Dutch page. That is is the number of people registered in the administrative unit of the city of Amsterdam. In a densely populated country such as The Netherlands, other city boundaries are always somewhat arbitrary. For instance, suburb Amstelveen technically is a municipality in its own right, not subordinate to Amsterdam. Rbakels ( talk) 09:13, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
Since 1 May 2010 Amsterdam is no longer devided in 15 boroughs but in just only 8 (7 with their own council and Westerpoort is governt directly by the municipality). The new boroughs are:
You can chech the site of the municipality of Amsterdam showing the boroughs here Dqfn13 ( talk) 12:12, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Apologies if this discussion has already been had, but as far as I'm aware Amsterdam isn't the capital city. The Hague is actually the seat of government in the Netherlands and is therefore seen as the capital, despite Amsterdam being the most famous city and the country's main cultural centre.
Again, double check this, but I this this might be a genuine point. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AngerOfTheNorth ( talk • contribs) 18:52, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Amsterdam has 7000 rijksmonuments and only some of them are on the English Wikipedia. Please see the notice about this photo scavenger hunt scheduled for September 2011. Jane ( talk) 10:35, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
To quote from the section Cityscape and architecture/Canals: "Herengracht (where "Heren" refers to Heren Regeerders van de stad Amsterdam (ruling lords of Amsterdam)" I'm not sure 'lords' is the correct translation of 'Heren' in this context. The country was a republic at the time. Few, if any of the Heren held a hereditary title. In fact, most worked for a living, and made their fortune in trade. I propose replacing the word 'lords' with 'gentlemen' -- Mzzl ( talk) 18:28, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
I totally agree that "Heren" or "Herr", meant most correctly the English equivalent "Sir" or "Sirrah", etc., nothing more or less. Regards, 96.19.152.171 ( talk) 19:54, 14 August 2013 (UTC)Ronald L. Hughes
I see that Montreal is mentioned as a twin city, yet I don't see anything about it in the reference (#120)given: http://vorige.nrc.nl/international/Features/article2321785.ece/Amsterdam_redefines_town-twinning_as_aid
Furthermore, looking at the list of official undertakings towards agreements for twin or sister cities by Montreal, I see no mention of Amsterdam either: http://www11.ville.montreal.qc.ca/sherlock2/servlet/template/sherlock%2CAfficherDocumentInternet.vm/nodocument/20146 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.51.218.38 ( talk) 09:34, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
"The stadsdelen are responsible for many activities that had previously been run by the central city."
Such as? Can someone flesh this out more, add more detail? What are some things the boroughs are responsible for? This should be added to the section. -- Criticalthinker ( talk) 06:50, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
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"Stadsdelen" is a neutral term ("parts of the city"), but formal "deelgemeenten" )("partial municipalities", of that is an understandable term in English) with their own administration no longer exist in Amsterdam as of 2014. Rbakels ( talk) 19:42, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
I would like to open up a discussion on removing the two images added by user:Владимир Шеляпин. The image of the national monument is cluttering the history section and the WWII era is already covered with the Anne Frank House picture. The other picture of Damrak in the architecture section does not have any new styles of architecture specific to Amsterdam (17th century styles already covered with the other picture of 17th century houses and the Westerkerk so this is redundant) and there is an eyesore casino in the picture. Swimmerguy269 ( talk) 23:10, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
In the beginning of the Wiki article are these words, "Amsterdam's name derives from Amstelredamme,[9] indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel." Can anyone really believe that this river was actually dammed at this time? If so, then you or they are fools. Interesting though is another variation in the spelling of the name, which can be found to be "Amstel-redan"! A "redan" means in English and probably in other Low Dutch as a "fortress"! And what a fortress of "Islands"! Was this city of sailors, etc. or even the city or state of "Isles?" An example of the spelling as "Amstel-redan", can be found at this source or reference; ref. Goss, John., ''The mapmaker's Art. A history of Cartography"Italic text. It can also be found in the online book "History: Fiction or Science", Volume One, pages 36 and 37! It is dated to 1625 CE. Source! 96.19.152.171 ( talk) 03:13, 1 August 2013 (UTC) Ronald L.Hughes
So, according to the respondant, the city was built on the River Amstel, but the spelling has changed to "Amster?", if so, why? Amstel is the name of one of the famous beers of the area, and faithfully renders the name as connected to the River. The use of the word "Redan", I propose,could easily be translated to the more English word "Redoubt", or again, a fortress, "defensive wall", etc. Again, during the period mentioned, there existed no way to actualy "dam" the Amstel River, so the assumption that their was an actual dam of the river in those early days is obviously contrived for some unknown reason. For example, could it (the Amstel river) be dammed today? And from a woodcutting reproduction of a painting dated to 1538 CE seen here " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cornelis_anthonisz_vogelvluchtkaart_amsterdam.JPG" Indicate any type of dam? Of course I could accept that a fortress on one or both banks of this river (the Amstel) could effectively be a "dam" to any river traffic, effectively stopping the movement of boats, and subjecting them to "fees, tolls" etc. Regards, 96.19.152.171 ( talk) 19:34, 14 August 2013 (UTC)Ronald L. Hughes
Amsterdam | |
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City and
Municipality | |
Clockwise from top: Skyline of Amsterdam, Buildings in Amsterdam, De Wallen (Red light district), Dam Square, Skyscrapers in Amsterdam, a Cannabis coffee shop, Canals of Amsterdam Clockwise from top: Skyline of Amsterdam, Buildings in Amsterdam,
De Wallen (Red light district),
Dam Square, Skyscrapers in Amsterdam, a
Cannabis coffee shop,
Canals of Amsterdam | |
Nickname(s):
Mokum, Venice of the North | |
Motto(s):
Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate) | |
![]() Location in North Holland | |
Coordinates: 52°22′N 4°54′E / 52.367°N 4.900°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Boroughs | |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Eberhard van der Laan ( PvdA) |
• Aldermen | |
Area | |
• Municipality | 219.49 km2 (84.75 sq mi) |
• Land | 165.50 km2 (63.90 sq mi) |
• Water | 53.99 km2 (20.85 sq mi) |
• Randstad | 3,043 km2 (1,175 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 873,338 |
• Density | 5,277/km2 (13,670/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,392,695 |
• Metro | 2,480,995 |
• Randstad | 6,979,500 |
Demonym | Amsterdammer |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postcode | 1000–1109 |
Area code | 020 |
Website |
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As part of WikiProject Dutch municipalities I am going through the municipal articles and updating the infoboxes with new information and with using data templates to keep population number up-to-date. Usually I am bold and implement them, but because of the details in the current infobox I am suggesting this on the talk page first to see if there are any comments. I propose to use the version on the right here as the new infobox, this includes
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I have added information on the annexation of some villages by Amsterdam in 1921 as it is a relevant explanation for the growth of the city (see also text further on on development of new suburbs). Furthermore for these annexed places it is an important fact in their history. (it is also mentioned in a separate article on Schellingwoude. For researchers it is important to realize that the municipality records of these villages are since then part of the Amsterdam archives. GuppieB52 ( talk) 18:20, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
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àâĎĤḬẪ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.5.31.23 ( talk) 11:43, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
We should stick to one type of spelling and stick with that (preferably American or British). The page is now a weird mix of various spellings and looks very unprofessional. What do you think? Gati123 ( talk) 12:34, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
There's a section that appears to be some sort of political attack on the Mayor. There's an implication that the Mayor is targetting Turks and Moroccans by shutting off their cable TV with a link about a routine commercial decision in Rotterdam to change the basic cable package which has nothing to do with the Mayor or Amsterdam. There's also an accusation of "not voluntary" assimilation (whatever that is) made here and further whining about the Mayor and his party. I think this section should be removed as there's no substance to it and replaced with some proper hard statistics about crimes such as the murder of Van Gogh and the common underworld liquidations in the city as these are more relevant than cable TV packages. HendrikDeLeeuw ( talk) 09:07, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
What is missing from the city timeline? Please add relevant content. Thank you. -- M2545 ( talk) 12:52, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
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I resent the pictures at the top of the article. The pictures are a wild grasp of touristic images and not a good representation of Amsterdam. It is indeed that a lot of tourists come to Amsterdam for the drugs and the red light district, but it´s a small part of Amsterdam as a whole. I would like to move these pictures to the Nightlife section, where they are more appropriate. I would also point out that user 130.235.100.32 (NN) also objected to these pictures on this talk page, but at that time there is done nothing with this comment. Ï cite: "Note, however, that Amsterdam ... is known worldwide for its red light district and drug use. These items are central to its international image and should ... be included." This is not objective because it is only the way tourists look at Amsterdam. The drugs and red light district are part of Amsterdam, but not in the way it is represented here. Wardk ( talk) 22:44, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
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I started List of squares in Amsterdam and List of parks in Amsterdam. If you wish to improve them, please do. Thank you kindly. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 08:29, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
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Hello, metropolitan area subsection of government section starts with Amsterdam is usually understood to refer to the municipality of Amsterdam. Colloquially, some areas within the municipality, such as the town of Durgerdam, may not be considered part of Amsterdam. https://www.plaatsengids.nl/amsterdam says De gemeente Amsterdam omvat naast de gelijknamige stad verder nog de dorpen Driemond, Durgerdam, Holysloot, Ransdorp, Schellingwoude en Zunderdorp, en het kunstenaarsdorpje Ruigoord. In English this is: In addition to the eponymuous city, the municipality of Amsterdam also includes the villages Driemond, Durgerdam, Holysloot, Ransdorp, Schellingwoude and Zunderdorp, and the artists' village of Ruigoord. Dutch Wikipedia has an article for the city and the municipality each. Six other Wikipedias, including Arabic and French have a separate article for the municipality and the city as well. The Dutch Wikipedia template for the municipality has Amsterdam as one of the places in the municipality of Amsterdam. However, the Dutch article on the municipality and the one on the city have the same population and area in the respective infobox. Furthermore, the article on the city of Amsterdam starts with Amsterdam is de ( titulaire) hoofdstad en naar inwonertal de grootste gemeente van Nederland. In English this can be given as:Amsterdam is the titular capital and the largest municipality by population of the Netherlands. Kind regards, Sarcelles ( talk) 20:16, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
-- Sarcelles ( talk) 10:39, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
Would WIKIPEDIA kindly disambiguate the following:
"Amsterdam has a population of 851,373 within the city proper, 1,351,587 in the urban area,[14] and 2,410,960 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area."[8]
"The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country but is not its capital, which is Haarlem. The metropolitan area (AGAIN) comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, with a population of approximately 8 million."[15]
PLEASE EXPLAIN...? Is Amsterdam's "metropolitan population" really 2,410,960...?? OR 8 Million people...?? - WHICH IS IT...??? ( 86.26.223.193 ( talk) 11:29, 22 July 2018 (UTC))
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Currenty, the IPA rendering is /ˈæmstərdæm/. I doubt, however, that English speakers will use an alveolar trill here. One should either use a rhotic vowel or drop the /r/ altogether Jasy jatere ( talk) 11:19, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
The bottom photo in the infobox is nice, but it prominently features the iconic "I amsterdam" sign, which has recently been removed. [1] It would probably be best if the photo were replaced with an up-to-date one. If there's no suitable photo of the Rijksmuseum without the sign ( Commons), perhaps a photo of The Royal Palace will do?
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