Durgerdam
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Durgerdam (52°23′N 4°59′E / 52.383°N 4.983°E) 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, along the dyke of the IJsselmeer.
Durgerdam is a part of the deelgemeente (sub-municipality) Amsterdam-Noord. The village has about 430 inhabitants.[1]
Durgerdam was a separate municipality between May 1, 1817, and January 1, 1818, when it was merged with Ransdorp.[2]
Durgerdam hosted the 2nd pit-stop in The Amazing Race 12, a reality television show that circles the globe.
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Kerncijfers postcodegebieden 2004 [1]: postcode 1026BX, BZ, CA to CM.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
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