Slotervaart (short for ''Tuinstad Slotervaart'') is a neighborhood in the far western part of

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The area is named after the

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...

Slotervaart; the first houses were built in 1955. Just outside the residential area there is a

hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

, the

Slotervaartziekenhuis Slotervaartziekenhuis was a hospital in the Slotervaart neighbourhood of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It went into administration in October 2018, and was closed within days. History It was founded in 1975 as a municipal general hospital. It was ...

(since 1976), and the

Netherlands Cancer Institute The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) in Amsterdam was founded in 1913 by, among others, the surgeon Jacob Rotgans. The NKI, together with the Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis, is formed into the NKI-AVL, which combines a scientific research i ...

(NKI) (since 1979).Website NKI
/ref> Since 1990 Slotervaart was a part of the

urban district Urban district may refer to: * District * Urban area * Quarter (urban subdivision) * Neighbourhood Specific subdivisions in some countries: * Urban districts of Denmark * Urban districts of Germany * Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (hist ...

of Slotervaart-Overtoomse Veld, which was renamed in 2004 as shortly Slotervaart. In 2010 however this borough was merged with surrounding boroughs into the larger borough

Amsterdam Nieuw-West Amsterdam Nieuw-West () is a borough (Dutch: ''stadsdeel'') comprising the westernmost neighbourhoods of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was created in 2010 after a merger of the former boroughs Osdorp, Geuzenveld-Slotermeer and Slotervaart ...

. File:Bridge over Slotervaart.JPG, Bridge over Slotervaart canal File:Sloterhof 022.jpg, Apartment blocks ''Sloterhof'' File:PC Calandlaan.JPG, Apartment blocks, Pieter Calandlaan File:Slotervaart ziekenhuis Amsterdam 5.jpg, Slotervaartziekenhuis

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Amsterdam Nieuw-West Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam {{NorthHolland-geo-stub