Sloten, Amsterdam
Sloten | |
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 Molen van Sloten or Sloten mill, May 2008 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Sloten in the municipality of Amsterdam. | |
 Amsterdam within North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′31″N 4°47′49″E / 52.34194°N 4.79694°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Noord-Holland |
| Municipality |  Amsterdam |
| Stadsdeel | Slotervaart |
| Borough | Osdorp |
| Postal code | 1066 .. |
| Website | http://www.dorpsraadslotenoudosdorp.nl/ |
Sloten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsloːtə(n)]; 52°20′31″N 4°47′49″E / 52.342°N 4.797°E) 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. Since then, Sloten (founded in the year 990) became the oldest part of Amsterdam (founded in 1254).[2]
During the 1928 Summer Olympics, it hosted the rowing events.[3] Now it is best known for the working windmill, transformed into the Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum.[4]
Notable people
Gallery
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Windmill in Sloten viewed from the south -
Windmill in Sloten viewed from the east -
Close-up of the windmill platform -
Close-up of the windmill wall -
Close-up of the wooden gear mechanism -
Inside view of windmill walls -
Exposition of the Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum -
Stages of construction of a windmill
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Sloterkerk in Sloten -
Sint Pancratiuskerk in Sloten
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References
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ 1928 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 267-72.
- ^ "The Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum". www.molenvansloten.nl. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sloten (Amsterdam).
- Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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