Ransdorp
Coordinates: 52°24′N 5°0′E / 52.400°N 5.000°E
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Amsterdam |
Ransdorp 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.
Ransdorp is a part of the stadsdeel (borough) Amsterdam-Noord. The village has about 245 inhabitants.[1]
Ransdorp was a separate municipality until 1921. The municipality covered the villages of Ransdorp, Durgerdam, Holysloot, and Schellingwoude.[2]
Ransdorp was visited by the American reality television show The Amazing Race 12 (2007). Contestants had to perform a traditional fierljeppen river vault before completing the "leg" at a local yacht club in Durgerdam.
 The church tower of Ransdorp |
References
- ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Kerncijfers postcodegebieden 2004 : postcode 1028BK to BS.
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ransdorp. |
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Ransdorp". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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Add'l. former boroughs: De Baarsjes - Geuzenveld-Slotermeer - Oost-Watergraafsmeer - Oud-West - Oud-Zuid - Slotervaart - Westerpark - Zeeburg - Zuideramstel | ||
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