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stadsdeel (pl.
stadsdelen; lit.
city part) is the name used for city districts in some of the larger municipalities of the
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
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stadsdeel (pl.
stadsdelen; lit.
city part) is the name used for city districts in some of the larger municipalities of the
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
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AmsterdamAmsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country...
calls 14 of its 15
deelgemeenteA deelgemeente is a subdivision of a gemeente in Belgium and the Netherlands.-Belgium:...
n stadsdeel. They form a level of government, both executive (
stadsdeelwethouders) and legislative (
Stadsdeelraad, a council elected by the inhabitants), and can therefore be regarded as
boroughA borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
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EindhovenEindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender streams...
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stadsdelen correspond to the former municipalities that fused into that of Eindhoven in 1920; their use to subdivide Eindhoven is standard on traffic signs and in official documents and publications, but they have no political or administrative independence.
See also
- Gemeente
- Deelgemeente
A deelgemeente is a subdivision of a gemeente in Belgium and the Netherlands.-Belgium:...
- Amsterdam's city boroughs
- Districts of The Hague
The Dutch city of The Hague consists of eight districts . Each district is divided into subdistricts . Each of these stadsdelen has its own office , where most of the local government activity is organized. These stadsdeelkantoren make many aspects of local government more accessible to residents...