Sloten, Amsterdam
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Molen van Sloten or Sloten mill, February 2008
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 Sloten in the municipality of Amsterdam. |
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 Amsterdam within North Holland |
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| Country |  Netherlands |
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| Province |  Noord-Holland |
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| Municipality |  Amsterdam |
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| Stadsdeel | Slotervaart | |
| Borough | Osdorp | |
| Postal code | 1066 .. | |
| Website | http://www.dorpsraadslotenoudosdorp.nl/ | |
Sloten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsloʊ̯.tə(n)]; Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Amsterdam, and lies about 6 km west of the city centre.[1]
Sloten was a separate municipality until 1921.[2]
During the 1928 Summer Olympics, it hosted the rowing events.[3]
Notable people
References
- ↑ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ↑ 1928 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 267-72.
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- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Sloten". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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Neighborhoods of Amsterdam
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Add'l. former boroughs: De Baarsjes - Geuzenveld-Slotermeer - Oost-Watergraafsmeer - Oud-West - Oud-Zuid - Slotervaart - Westerpark - Zeeburg - Zuideramstel
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