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{{Infobox country|demonym=Knickerbocker|today=[[New Netherland]]|common_name=New Amsterdam|conventional_long_name=Free City and Municipality of New Amsterdam|image_map=New Amsterdam 1.png|admin_center= |
{{Infobox country|demonym=Knickerbocker|today=[[New Netherland]]|common_name=New Amsterdam, De oude stad, de moederstad, het land van kanalen|conventional_long_name=Free City and Municipality of New Amsterdam|image_map=New Amsterdam 1.png|admin_center=Het stadskwartier|coordinates=40° N, 74° W|official_languages=[[Amerikaens]]|government_type=Municipal council|native_name=Nieuw Amsterdam|established=1624|common_languages=[[Amerikaens]] </br> French </br> English </br> Spanish </br> Arabic </br> Cantonese </br> Yiddish}} |
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'''New Amsterdam''' ([[Amerikaens]]: ''Nieuw Amsterdam'', Lenappi: ''Mannahata''), abbreviated as '''NAMS''', affectionately nicknamed '''Knickerbock''', and often going by the moniker '''the Green City''' (''De Grüne Metropöl''), is the capital and largest city of [[New Netherland]]. One of the oldest cities in America, it is considered as a pre-eminent world city. It is recognised as a cultural melting pot, incorporating traits derieved from its large Dutch, Palatine, French, Arab, and African populations. Organisations such as [[Jonkman Enterprises|Jonkman Corporation]] and the [[Organisatie der verenigde landen|OVL]] are headquartered in the city. New Amsterdam is a hub of fashion, philosophy, music, and cuisine. |
'''New Amsterdam''' ([[Amerikaens]]: ''Nieuw Amsterdam'', Lenappi: ''Mannahata''), abbreviated as '''NAMS''', affectionately nicknamed '''Knickerbock''', and often going by the moniker '''the Green City''' (''De Grüne Metropöl''), is the capital and largest city of [[New Netherland]]. One of the oldest cities in America, it is considered as a pre-eminent world city. It is recognised as a cultural melting pot, incorporating traits derieved from its large Dutch, Palatine, French, Arab, and African populations. Organisations such as [[Jonkman Enterprises|Jonkman Corporation]] and the [[Organisatie der verenigde landen|OVL]] are headquartered in the city. New Amsterdam is a hub of fashion, philosophy, music, and cuisine. |
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==== Volk's Tyen Jaer (1911-1931) ==== |
==== Volk's Tyen Jaer (1911-1931) ==== |
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===== Government relocation to Northpoint, |
===== Government relocation to Northpoint, Staaten Eiland ===== |
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[[File:New Amsterdam 2000 View .jpg|thumb|Overhead panorama view of New Amsterdam in the year 2000 (leaving out much of Staten Island).]] |
[[File:New Amsterdam 2000 View .jpg|thumb|Overhead panorama view of New Amsterdam in the year 2000 (leaving out much of Staten Island).]] |
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==== Districts and neighbourhoods ==== |
==== Districts and neighbourhoods ==== |
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==== Het Kommando van Nieuw Amsterdam ==== |
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==== Language ==== |
==== Language ==== |
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