The boroughs of Amsterdam ( Dutch : stadsdelen ; lit. "city parts") are the seven principal subdivisions of the municipality of Amsterdam , Netherlands . Each borough is governed by a directly elected district committee ( bestuurscommissie ). The first Amsterdam boroughs were created in 1981, with other boroughs created in later years. The last area to be granted the status of borough was Amsterdam-Centrum (2002). The existing system of seven boroughs, covering most parts of Amsterdam , is the result of a major borough reform in 2010. The current boroughs have populations of around 80,000 to 150,000, which is the equivalent to an average-sized municipality in the Netherlands . Since 2022, there is also the urban area ( Dutch : stadsgebied ) Weesp .
21-480: Amsterdam-Centrum is the inner-most borough and historical city centre of Amsterdam , Netherlands , containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, Amsterdam-Centrum was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough. The borough is 8.04 km and covers the UNESCO -listed Amsterdam canal belt . In 2013, the borough had approximately 85,000 inhabitants, who on average had
42-563: A design by Viennese architect Wilhelm Holzbauer . However, plans for the new city hall were delayed again by budget constraints, as were the opera house plans. In 1979, it was proposed that the city hall and opera house should be combined into one complex. The opera and the Dutch National Ballet would have a shared performance space. In 1980 the Amsterdam city council approved the new design by Cees Dam and Wilhelm Holzbauer. Approval from
63-412: A directly elected district council ( deelraad ) as well as a separate district executive board, the members of which were appointed and controlled by the council. Since the 2014 municipal elections , the district councils have been abolished and replaced by smaller, but still directly elected district committees ( bestuurscommissies ). The district committees are elected every four years, on the same day as
84-461: Is located at the central city hall, housed in the Stopera building. 52°22′23″N 4°53′32″E / 52.37306°N 4.89222°E / 52.37306; 4.89222 Boroughs of Amsterdam Until 2014, the Amsterdam boroughs had the status of submunicipalities ( deelgemeenten ), a form of government which existed only in Amsterdam and Rotterdam . Westpoort , however, was governed by
105-489: Is not a borough, because it has a low population and it is directly governed by the municipality. There is 1 urban area ( stadsgebied ) Weesp . Weesp merged with Amsterdam in 2022. It is located to the east of Zuidoost . Stopera 52°22′02″N 4°54′06″E / 52.36722°N 4.90167°E / 52.36722; 4.90167 The Stopera is a building complex in Amsterdam , Netherlands , housing both
126-577: Is often claimed. Because the word 'Stopera' was a name for the protests against the building, the theater has never used this name in its communication. The Stopera is located in the center of Amsterdam at a bend of the Amstel River between Waterlooplein Square and the Zwanenburgwal Canal, on a plot of land called Vlooienburg , which was reclaimed in the early 17th century. The opera house building
147-487: Is shaped like a massive block, with a curved front facing the Amstel river. Its facade is covered in a red-orange brick and corrugated metal panels. The curved face of the theatre is faced with white marble punctuated by large windows that provide panoramic views of the river from the curved interior foyers and multi-level terraces. The building complex also includes a grand café as well as an underground public parking. Next to
168-555: The Czaar Peterbuurt ), Plantage , Rapenburg , Uilenburg , Westelijke Eilanden and Weteringschans . Neighborhoods are largely traditional divisions of the inner city rather than strictly defined administrative units; as such, they have no level of autonomy, administrative privileges or governing bodies of their own. Until 2014, the Amsterdam boroughs , called stadsdelen (also known as urban districts in English), were governed by
189-456: The Jewish district which had been largely abandoned during the late 1940s as its occupants were deported to concentration camps. The Amsterdam city council established a commission in 1955 to create a design with the architectural firm of Berghoef and Vegter. After almost ten years, the council rejected their final proposal in 1964 and held a competition in 1967 for a new design. The council selected
210-552: The city hall of Amsterdam and the Dutch National Opera and Ballet (formerly Het Muziektheater), the principal opera house in Amsterdam that is home of Dutch National Opera , Dutch National Ballet and Holland Symfonia . The building was designed by Wilhelm Holzbauer and Cees Dam . The name is an abbreviation of the protest slogan "Stop the Opera" and not a portmanteau of "st"adhuis (Dutch: " city hall ") and "opera" as
231-497: The Amsterdam district councils have ceased to exist. Under a municipal ordinance , however, they were replaced by smaller, but still directly elected district committees ( bestuurscommissies ). All Dutch nationals, all EU nationals, as well as non-EU nationals who have lived in the Netherlands for at least three consecutive years, are eligible to vote for the district committee of the Amsterdam borough in which they live according to
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#1732855725188252-660: The Stopera is the Joods Verzetsmonument, a 1988 monument to the Jewish victims of World War II . A remembrance of the Kristallnacht is held at the monument every year. The construction of the Stopera was at least 60 years in the making. As early as 1915, discussions were held about building a new opera house as well as a new city hall. Various sites were considered for the new city hall, until they finally chose an expansive area of
273-479: The central municipal authorities and therefore not a submunicipality. The submunicipalities were recognised under the Dutch Municipalities Act and enjoyed far-going autonomy, with the central municipal authorities abiding to the "submunicipalities decide, unless" principle. The submunicipalities were governed by a directly elected district council ( deelraad ) as well as a separate district executive board,
294-542: The city's central municipal council . Each district committee elects three of its members to form an executive committee ( dagelijks bestuur ). The district committees' jurisdiction is determined by the central municipal council . Responsibilities delegated to the 2014 district committees include parks and recreation, streets and squares, refuse collection, permits and events, preparation of zoning plans, passports and drivers licenses, and welfare work. The former district council of Amsterdam-Centrum originally had 27 members but
315-460: The city's civil register. Each district committee elects three of its members to form an executive committee ( dagelijks bestuur ). The district committees' jurisdiction is determined by the central municipal council . Responsibilities delegated to the 2018-2022 district committees include parks and recreation, streets and squares, refuse collection, permits and events, preparation of zoning plans, passports and drivers licenses, and welfare work. As
336-601: The committee elected its executive board. Executive committee chair was Boudewijn Oranje ( D66 ), and the other members were Jeanine van Pinxteren ( GL ) and Roeland Rengelink ( PvdA ). For the period 2018-2022 is Dehlia Timman (succeeded Mascha ten Bruggencate in July 2021) chair (both D66), the two other members are Micha Vos and Ilse Griek (both GreenLeft). The borough office (Dutch: stadsdeelkantoor ; English: district office; also known as stadsloket in Dutch) of Amsterdam-Centrum
357-588: The members of which were appointed and controlled by the council. The central municipal authorities retained some power, especially in the areas of public order (police), budget, public transport and social security. In 2013, the States General of the Netherlands adopted a revision of the Municipalities Act abolishing submunicipalities as a form of government. Since the 2014 municipal elections , therefore,
378-506: The new district committees depend on powers being delegated by the central municipal council, their position is far less autonomous than their predecessors. Instead, the district committees are considered to be the local 'eyes and ears' of the central municipal authorities, carrying out their delegated powers within the frameworks determined by the municipal council and the college van burgemeester en wethouders . Since 2010, there are 7 boroughs ( stadsdelen ). Westpoort ( West Gateway )
399-466: The provincial and national governments followed in 1981. The Stopera was a controversial project that met with heavy protests, particularly from the local counterculture and leftwing groups like the squatter movement and Provo movement, leading to riots when construction began in 1982. The project went seriously over budget and the final cost was 112 million Dutch guilders more than originally budgeted. The opera officially opened on 23 September 1986;
420-565: The second-highest income per household in the city (after Amsterdam-Zuid ) and one of the highest in the country. Amsterdam-Centrum consists of fourteen neighborhoods: Binnenstad (comprising the Burgwallen Oude Zijde and Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde areas), Grachtengordel (including the Negen Straatjes district), Haarlemmerbuurt , Jodenbuurt , Jordaan , Kadijken , Lastage , Oosterdokseiland , Oostelijke Eilanden (including
441-417: Was enlarged in 2006 with two extra members. The last district executive board president was Jeanine van Pinxteren ( GL , 2010–2014), who succeeded Els Iping ( PvdA , 2006–2010) and Anne Lize van der Stoel ( VVD , 2002–2006). The new district committee of Amsterdam-Centrum consists of 13 members. It was elected on 19 March 2014 with five national political parties represented in the committee. On 7 April 2014,
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