Nieuwendam (literal translation: "new dam") is a neighbourhood 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 ...

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 ...

, best known for its marina (

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: ''jachthaven''). A former village in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

of North Holland, Nieuwendam was a separate

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

until 1921, when it merged with Amsterdam, at the same time as

Ransdorp Ransdorp is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, part of the municipality of Amsterdam. It lies about 7 km northeast of the city centre, in the Landelijk Noord district. Ransdorp is a part of the borough ( Dutch: ''sta ...

. The municipality also covered the village of Zunderdorp. Nowadays, it is part of the Amsterdam-Noord borough. File:Jachthaven Nieuwendam.jpg, Marina of Nieuwendam File:Meerpad 9.JPG, The Meerpad''kerkje'', a small

mennonite Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Radi ...

church ( Rijksmonument) File:nieuwendam.gif, 1867 map of the municipality of Nieuwendam File:Nieuwendammerdijk bij haven.jpg, Former seamen's houses near the marina

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* {{Neighborhoods of Amsterdam Former municipalities of North Holland Amsterdam-Noord Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam