Durgerdam
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Durgerdam | |
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Village | |
 Durgerdam | |
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 Durgerdam in the municipality of Amsterdam. | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′N 4°59′E / 52.383°N 4.983°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Amsterdam |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Durgerdam is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Amsterdam, and lies about 7 km east of the city centre, along the dyke of the IJmeer.
Durgerdam is a part of the deelgemeente (sub-municipality) Amsterdam-Noord. The village has about 430 inhabitants.[1]
Durgerdam was a separate municipality between 1 May 1817, and 1 January 1818, when it was merged with Ransdorp.[2]
Durgerdam hosted the second "Pit Stop" on The Amazing Race 12, a reality television show that circles the globe.
References[edit]
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Kerncijfers postcodegebieden 2004 [1] Archived 2006-08-27 at the Wayback Machine: postcode 1026BX, BZ, CA to CM.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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