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Osdorp 
Summary
Osdorp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔzˌdɔr(ə)p]) is neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. A larger area was, from 1981 until 2010, a stadsdeel (borough) of Amsterdam and in 2010 was merged into the new borough of Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
Osdorp | |
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Neighborhood of Amsterdam | |
 Location of former borough of Osdorp | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| COROP | Amsterdam |
| Borough | Nieuw-West |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Neighborhood edit
The core neighborhood of Osdorp is centered on Osdorpplein square and its 150-store shopping center. As the borough of Nieuw-West officially defines neighborhoods, Osdorp is actually split between the neighborhoods of "Nieuw-West Midden" and "Osdorp West".[1]
Former borough edit
The former borough of Osdorp contained the following neighborhoods:
- Osdorp
- De Aker* (Middelveldsche Akerpolder)
- Lutkemeer
- Ookmeer
- Oud Osdorp (former village)
- Sloten (village, now officially part of the neighborhood "Sloten and Nieuw-Sloten"*)
The borough had (in late 2006) 45,627 residents and was 11.3 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi) in size.
References edit
- ^ De negen wijken van Nieuw-West, Amsterdam Nieuw-West borough website Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
52°22′N 4°47′E / 52.367°N 4.783°E