Sloten (; ) is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

, and lies about 6 km west of the city centre.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Sloten became a separate municipality in 1816. Absorbed into Amsterdam in January 1921, Sloten (founded in the year 990) became the oldest part of Amsterdam (itself founded in 1254). Sloten is one of the few remnants of various places that have marks of

Osdorp Osdorp () is neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. A larger area was, from 1981 until 2010, a ''stadsdeel'' (borough) of Amsterdam and in 2010 was merged into the new borough of Amsterdam Nieuw-West. Neighborhood The core neighborhood of Osdo ...

before the 1950s and Sloterdijk as well, Sloten was threatened by urbanisation on many occasions between the 1950s and the 1970s, as thousands of houses rose between the wide polderland of the Osdorp region. Sloten remained untouched by suburban growth until in the 1980s, when the Netherlands campaigned to host the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. Officials proposed that the area around Sloten will become an Olympic Village. When

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was chosen to be the host, they changed plans and built to create Nieuw Sloten, which rose in the 1990s. During the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated fro ...

, Sloten hosted the

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...

events. Now it is best known for the working

windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some ...

, transformed into the Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum. Rembrandt en Saskia in Sloten

Notable people

Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C. (19 October 1915 – 26 March 2016) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of 100, he was one of the oldest Catholic bishops. Until his death, he lived in Ambon, Maluku, on one of the Molu ...

Gallery

File:Molen van Sloten - panoramio.jpg, Windmill in Sloten viewed from the south File:Windmill in Sloten, Amsterdam-1.jpg, Windmill in Sloten viewed from the east File:Windmill in Sloten, Amsterdam-2.jpg, Close-up of the windmill platform File:Windmill in Sloten, Amsterdam-3.jpg, Close-up of the windmill wall File:Windmill in Sloten, Amsterdam-4.jpg, Close-up of the wooden gear mechanism File:Windmill in Sloten, Amsterdam-5.jpg, Inside view of windmill walls File:Windmill in Sloten, Amsterdam-6.jpg, Exposition of th
Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum
File:Windmill in Sloten, Amsterdam-7.jpg, Stages of construction of a windmill File:Sloten Sloterkerk.JPG, Sloterkerk in Sloten File:WLM - mchangsp - Sint Pancratiuskerk, Sloten (2).jpg, Sint Pancratiuskerk in Sloten

References

External links

* Amsterdam Nieuw-West Venues of the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic rowing venues Populated places in North Holland Former municipalities of North Holland Geography of Amsterdam {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub