Amsterdam-Zuid

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Amsterdam-Zuid
Borough of Amsterdam
UTC+1 (CET)
Websitehttps://www.amsterdam.nl/stadsdelen/zuid/

Amsterdam-Zuid (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərdɑmˈzœyt]; Amsterdam South) is a borough (stadsdeel) of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The borough was formed in 2010 as a merger of the former boroughs Oud-Zuid and Zuideramstel. The borough has almost 138,000 inhabitants (2013). With 8,500 homes per square kilometer, it is one of the most densely populated boroughs of Amsterdam. It has the highest income per household of all boroughs in Amsterdam.[1]

History

Amsterdam-Zuid is the borough of Amsterdam situated to the south and southwest of the Singelgracht canal, along the Stadhouderskade city ring road. It is bordered by the Vondelpark in the northwest, the Westlandgracht canal in the west, the Amstel river in the east and the Kalfjeslaan in the south, which also forms the border with the municipality of Amstelveen.

Museumkwartier
The Zuidas business district

The

Singelgracht, the outer canal, in the second half of the 19th century allowed for the development of new residential areas. South of the former wall, the first neighborhoods to develop were the Oude Pijp neighborhood, the neighborhood surrounding the Rijksmuseum, and the Willemspark
neighborhood. This area is now also known as Oud Zuid ('Old South').

In 1917, the area was further developed southwards on the basis of

Rivierenbuurt, Stadionbuurt and Apollobuurt were constructed, with many buildings designed in Amsterdam School
style. This area is also known as Nieuw Zuid ('New South').

Another neighborhood built in the 1920s is the

Schinkel river. This neighborhood is part of Plan West, another urban expansion plan by Berlage which was designed for the western area of the city on the territory of the former municipality of Sloten
.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the

Amsterdam Zuid railway station opened along the southern part of the A10 motorway. In the 1990s and 2000s, the area surrounding the railway station became the rapidly developing business district of Zuidas
.

Borough government

Until 2014, the

2014 municipal elections, the district councils have been abolished and replaced by smaller, but still directly elected district committees (bestuurscommissies).[2] The district committees are elected every four years, on the same day as the city's central municipal council. Each district committee elects three of its members to form an executive committee (dagelijks bestuur). The district committees' jurisdiction is determined by the central municipal council. Responsibilities delegated to the 2014–2018 district committees include parks and recreation, streets and squares, refuse collection, permits and events, preparation of zoning plans, passports and drivers licenses, and welfare work.[3]

Minervaplein, Apollobuurt.

The district committee of Amsterdam-Zuid[4] consists of 15 members. The committee was elected on 19 March 2014. Five national political parties and two local parties are represented in the committee. On 7 April 2014, after three weeks of coalition talks, the committee elected its executive committee. Executive committee chair is Sebastiaan Capel (D66), the other members are Paul Slettenhaar (VVD) and Marijn van Ballegooijen (PvdA).[5]

District Committee Zuid D66 VVD PvdA
GL
 CDA PvdO ZPB
2014 elections[6] 5 3 2 2 1 1 1

The borough office (stadsdeelkantoor or 'district office') of Amsterdam-Zuid is located at President Kennedylaan 923, near the

Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre.[7]

Neighborhoods

Gerard Doustraat, Oude Pijp.

References

  1. ^ "Stadsdelen in cijfers 2013 (Dienst Onderzoek en Statistiek)" (PDF). Research and Statistics Department, City of Amsterdam. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Amsterdam Local Elections". Iamsterdam.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Bestuurlijk stelsel: stadsdelen en bestuurscommissies" (in Dutch). City of Amsterdam. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Bestuurscommissie" (in Dutch). Borough of Amsterdam-Zuid. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Bestuurscommissie Zuid kiest dagelijks bestuur" (in Dutch). Borough of Amsterdam-Zuid. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Bestuurscommissieleden" (in Dutch). Borough of Amsterdam-Zuid. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  7. ^ "District of Zuid". Iamsterdam.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.

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