Nieuw Sloten

Nieuw Sloten is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Nieuw Sloten
Neighborhood of Amsterdam
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
COROPAmsterdam
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Nieuw Sloten was created in the 1990's because the Netherlands failed to become the host of the 1992 Summer Olympics, losing to Barcelona, an agreement was made with local farmers and building would then begin, Nieuw Sloten would almost overwhelm the older counterpart Sloten, but thanks to local disagreement and defence of the village by the locals, the village was kept.


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