Sloten, Amsterdam
Sloten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsloːtə(n)]; 52.342°N 4.797°E) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Amsterdam, and lies about 6 km west of the city centre.[1] Sloten was a separate municipality until 1921. Since then, Sloten (founded in the year 990) became the oldest part of Amsterdam (founded in 1254).[2]
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![]() Molen van Sloten or Sloten mill, May 2008 | |
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![]() Sloten in the municipality of Amsterdam. | |
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Coordinates: 52°20′31″N 4°47′49″E | |
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Stadsdeel | Slotervaart |
Borough | Osdorp |
Postal code | 1066 .. |
Website | http://www.dorpsraadslotenoudosdorp.nl/ |
During the 1928 Summer Olympics, it hosted the rowing events.[3] Now it is best known for the working windmill, transformed into the Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum.[4]

Statues of Saskia and Rembrandt beside the Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum in Sloten, Amsterdam.

Old border post in Sloten, 5 June 2006.
Notable people
Gallery
- Windmill in Sloten viewed from the south
- Windmill in Sloten viewed from the east
- Close-up of the windmill platform
- Close-up of the windmill wall
- Close-up of the wooden gear mechanism
- Inside view of windmill walls
- Exposition of the Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum
- Stages of construction of a windmill
- Sloterkerk in Sloten
- Sint Pancratiuskerk in Sloten
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References
- ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- 1928 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 267-72.
- "The Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum". www.molenvansloten.nl. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
External links
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- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Sloten". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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