City districts of Amsterdam

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City districts in the municipality of Amsterdam have existed since 1981 . So far there have been a total of 14, since May 1, 2010 there are still seven districts , divided into the districts of Amsterdam .

City districts and residential areas in Amsterdam (situation 1998 to 2010)
The seven city districts as of 2010

history

As early as the 18th century there was a “Burgerwijkindeling” (meaning: division of “citizen quarters”) of 60 quarters in Amsterdam. In 1850 the residents' registration office ("Population Register") was established and a new division of 50 quarters, which remained in place until 1909, was introduced. As a result of the urban expansion in 1921, 1931, 1936 and 1946, the districts were changed geographically and administratively again.

The first city districts emerged in 1981 with Amsterdam Noord and Osdorp . By April 30, 2010 there were 15, with the Westpoort district not having its own district representation or a district council, since Westpoort is an industrial park (Dutch: " Bedrijfsterrein "). Thus there were 14 “official and official” city districts (with their own district representation).

In May 2008, the 14 district chairmen made a proposal to improve the districts, which led to the creation of the “Commissie Verbetering Bestuur Amsterdam” (Commission for the Improvement of the Administration of Amsterdam) in September 2008. The final decision was to limit the number of 14 districts to seven, with the individual tasks being to be regulated between the municipality and the city districts.

The previous districts were:

Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam Noord, Bos en Lommer , De Baarsjes , Geuzenveld-Slotermeer, Oost- Watergraafsmeer , Osdorp, Amsterdam Oud-West , Amsterdam Oud-Zuid , Slotervaart , Westerpark , Zeeburg , Zuideramstel , Amsterdam-Zuidoost and (as the fifteenth district ) "Westpoort".

The 14 city districts had a total of 322 district representatives and 49 members in the district board (administrative).

Chronological development

1981 : The first two city districts emerged with Amsterdam Noord and Osdorp.

1987 : new districts with De Pijp , Watergraafsmeer, Buitenveldert and Zuidost.

1990 (January): Expansion with Westerpark, Oud-West, Oost, Indische Buurt / Oostelijk-Havengebied, Bos en Lommer, De Baarsjes, Zuid, Rivierenbuurt , Geuzenveld / Slotermeer and Slotervaart / Overtoomese Veld. In May the names Indische Buurt / Oostelijk Havengebiet were changed to Zeeburg.

1998 : the districts of Rivierenbuurt and Buitenveldert merged. Together they formed part of Amsterdam-Zuid with the Prinses Irenebuurt and Zuideramstel. Amsterdam-Oost and Watergraafsmeer became Oost / Watergraafsmeer. De Pijp and Amsterdam-Zuid got the name Amsterdam Oud-Zuid.

2002 : Amsterdam-Centrum got a district representation.

2004 : Slotervaart / Overtoomse Veld was named Slotervaart.

2010 : From May 2010 the 14 boroughs were reduced to seven.

2014 : From March 19, 2014, municipalities can no longer form sub-municipalities or district councils, instead there are bestuurscommissies .

Former boroughs

In 1987, a more precise classification of the individual residential quarters in the districts was made, which has changed over the years.

Amsterdam-Centrum : Burgwallen Oude Zijde, Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde, Grachtengordel-West, Grachtengordel-Zuid, Nieuwmarkt , Lastage , Haarlemmerbuurt , Westelijke Eilanden , Zeehelderbuurt, Jordaan , Weteringschans, Weesperstraatbuurt, Plantage, Oostelijke Eilanden .

Amsterdam Noord : Volewijk, IJplein, Vogelbuurt, Tuindorp Buiksloot, Tuindorp Nieuwendam, Tuindorp Oostzaan, Nieuwendammerdijk, Buiksloterdijk, Buikslotermeer , Oostzanerwerf, Kadoelen, Molenwijk , Nieuwendam-Noorde, formerly Buikslijkslootans with den Ortiksloterham, Banne Holysloot, Zunderdorp, Durgerdam and Schellingwoude.

Amsterdam-Oost : East Watergraasmeer with Weesperzijde, Oosterparkbuurt, Dapperbuurt, Transvaalbuurt , Watergraafsmeer.

Residential district, districts

Amsterdam Oud-Zuid : Oude Pijp , Nieuwe Pijp, Diamantbuurt, Museumkwartier, Duivelseinland, Apollobuurt , Willemspark, Stadionbuurt , Hoofddorppleinbuurt, Schinkelbuurt.

De Baarsjes : Admiralenbuurt, Postjesbuurt, Trompbuurt, Chassebuurt, Mercatorbuurt.

Geuzenveld-Slotermeer : Eendracht, Geuzenveld, Sprieringhorn, Slotermeer-Nordoost, Slotermeer-Zuidwest.

Oost-Watergraafsmeer : Tuinwijk, Weesperzijde, Oosterparkbuurt, Oostpoort, Dapperbuurt, Transvaalbuurt, Van de Kunbuurt, Don Bosco, Julianapark, Middenmeer, Betondorp , de Omval .

Bos en Lommer : Erasmusbuurt, Gibraltarbuurt, Gulden Winckelbuurt, Landlustbuurt, Kolenkitbuurt , Robert Scottbuurt.

Osdorp : Osdorp-Oost, Osdorp Midden, Lutkemeer, Ookmeer, De Punt, Middelveldsche Akerpolder and Sloten.

Slotervaart : Sloterparkwijk, Nieuw Sloten, Delflandplein, Konigin Wilhelminaplein, Sloterpoort, Overtoomse Veld.

Oud-West : Da Costabuurt, Kinkerbuurt , Van Lennepbuurt, Overtoomse Sluis, Cremerbuurt, Helmersbuurt, Vondelbuurt.

Westerpark : Houthavens, Spaarndammerbuurt, Zeehelderbuurt, Staatsliedenbuurt, Centrale Markt, Frederik Hendrikbuurt.

Zeeburg : Indian Buurt , IJburg , Zeeburgereiland, Oostelijk Havengebiet.

Zuideramstel : Rivierenbuurt , Scheldebuurt, IJsselbuurt, Rijnbuurt, Buitenveldert with West and Oostbuurt, Prinses Irenebuurt, Zuidas.

Zuid-Oost : Amstel III, Bullewijk , Bijlmer, Venserpolder, Bijlmer-Centrum D, F, H. Bijlmer-Centrum E, G, K., Gaasperdam , Holendrecht, Nellestein, Reigersbos, Gein, Driemond .

- Westpoort : Westelijk Havengebied, Bedrijvengebierd Sloterdijk, Teleport .

meaning

In the German and Dutch languages, individual terms have different names or different meanings. The term city ​​district with its own district representation is called “Stadsdeel” and “Stadsdeelrad” in Dutch. Literally this would be in German usage: "district" and "district council".
In larger cities, a “Stadsdeel” in turn consists of “Buurten” and “Wijken”, and a city district can consist of “ residential areas ” and “ districts ”. In Amsterdam and Rotterdam city districts are also called "Deelgemeenten" (sub-municipalities). While in Amsterdam the term “Stadsdelen” is mainly used, the term “Deelgemeente” is common in Rotterdam.

New city districts with residential areas and districts

With the new division of the Amsterdam city districts (“Stadsdelen”) three of the previous ones have remained and four new ones have been added.

The four new districts are:

The existing city districts are:

The seven new city districts have a total of 199 district representatives and 35 board members.
The laws and rules in the Netherlands that apply to the individual municipalities also apply to the municipal districts. Among other things, the district council ("Stadsdeelrad") is elected in the same way as the local council.

Boroughs responsibility

Education (e.g. schools), sport, art and culture, social affairs (public welfare) and support for the bodies working in these areas.
Building permits for companies, office and residential buildings, planning and implementation of public facilities (for example: parks and green spaces).
City cleaning, public lighting, city supervision.
Services for citizens and tourists. Guarding parking lots, beaches, trains and parks.

further reading

  • AHM Dölle, DJ Elzinga, Handboek van het Nederlandse gemeenterecht , page 46. Uitgeverij Kluwer, Amsterdam. ISBN 90-268-4169-8

Web links

Commons : Amsterdam  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ History of the districts in Amsterdam
  2. ↑ Prehistory of the city districts in Amsterdam ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Author: Juultje Joosten, January 5, 2010. Dutch, accessed April 12, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.amsterdam.nl
  3. ↑ Author: Juultje Joosten from January 5, 2010 ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Tasks of the municipality and city districts. Dutch, accessed April 12, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / amsterdam.nl
  4. ^ Opinion on improving the administration of Amsterdam . Dutch, accessed March 25, 2010
  5. ↑ Organizational plan for city ​​districts ( memento of the original from September 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 521kb; Dutch) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.centrum.amsterdam.nl
  6. ↑ Gemeente Amsterdam. Author: Juultje Joosten from January 5, 2010 ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Number of inhabitants and area of ​​the new city districts. Dutch, accessed April 29, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / amsterdam.nl
  7. ↑ See: AHM Dölle, DJ Elzinga, Handboek van het Nederlandse Gemeenterecht , p. 46