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As the capital city of the Netherlands, Amsterdam is placed in the southern part of the state North Holland. The Amsterdam city was established in the late 12th century. Formerly the Amsterdam city was known as a small fishing village situated at the opening of the Amstel river. The meaning of the name Amsterdam is Amstel dam. Amsterdam possesses a rich and glorified history in its own. In the 17th century, this historical place built along with its concentric canals in the time of the Dutch Golden Age. According to the census of 1st January, 2006 the city of Amsterdam has a population of 743,027 inhabitants. In terms of population Amsterdam is the largest city in the Netherlands.
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Amsterdam delights a moderate temperate climate. Winter temperatures are mild and Summers are warm but rarely hot. If you are going to travel to Amsterdam, winter is the ideal season for you as every year thousands of tourists come here in this peak season of winter.
Travel to Amsterdam is really very exciting as well as time taking. Being a city in the Netherlands, Amsterdam is widely known for its impressive architecture, beautiful canals that cross the city, great and fun filled shopping and very friendly dwellers who mostly all able to speak English well. There is something for all tourists in Amsterdam. From culture and history to rocking party or the unwinding charm of an old European city, everything is here in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is the place of government of Hague. br>
Amsterdam is mostly popular city along with Central Station at its center. There are five major homo centric canals round the old city. If you are going east from the central station, you will pass unreal islands of the reformulated Eastern Docklands. So, it is a great experience while you are on a travel to Amsterdam.
The river Amstel runs into the city from the southern part. The dam in the Amstel was situated under the present Bijenkorf departmental shop. Warmoesstraat is the oldest street in the Amsterdam. Waterland is also a secured rural place of open fields and small villages. All major tourist destinations and hotels of Amsterdam are placed inside this place or just in vicinity of it.
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