Saturday, May 4, 2013

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. But does not include the government, thats the administrative capital. Amsterdam has a popultion of 820,256 within city limit, an urban population of 1,209,419 and a metropolitan population of 2,289,762 Administrativ capital, The Hague. Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. Its principal language is Dutch Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the number of people in today's large, culturally and financally the most important city. Amsterdam, usally 17 century structure in Europe, contain one of the older urban tıssue

Etymology

The earlyest recorded use of the name "Amsterdam" is from a certificate dated 27 October 1275, when the inhabitants, who has built a bridge with a dam across the Amstel, were exempted from paying a bridge toll by Count Floris V .By 1327, the name had developed into Aemsterdam

Founding and Middle Ages

Amsterdam's founding is relatively recent compared with much older Dutch citiys such as Nijmegen, Rotterdam, and Utrecht In October 2008, historical gegrapher Chris de Bont suggested that the land around Amsterdam was being reclaimed as early as the late 10th century Amsterdam were granted city rights in either 1300 or 1306

Twentieth century

before the First World War, the city began expandig, and new suburbs were built. Even though the Netherlands remained neutral in that war, Amsterdam sufferd a food shortage, and heating full became scarce. The shortages sparked riots in whch several people was killed. These are known as the Aardappeloproer . People started looting store and warehouses in order to get supplies, mainly food These are know as the Ardappeloproer . People started looting stores and warehouss in order to get supplies, mainly food

Important locatıons

1.The Van Gogh Museum

2. Anne Frank Huis veya Anne Frank Museum

3. Rijksmuseum

4. Rembrandthuis

5. Jordaan

6.Stedelijk Museum CS

7.. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum