Slotervaart (neighbourhood)

Slotervaart (short for Tuinstad Slotervaart) is a neighborhood in the far western part of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The area is named after the canal Slotervaart; the first houses were built in 1955.

Not to be confused with Slotervaart (former borough).

Slotervaart Tuinstad Slotervaart
Neighborhood of Amsterdam
Slotervaart as part of Amsterdam
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Amsterdam
Borough	Nieuw-West
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)	020

Just outside the residential area there is a hospital, the Slotervaartziekenhuis (since 1976),[1] and the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) (since 1979).[2]

Since 1990 Slotervaart was a part of the urban district 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.

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  Bridge over Slotervaart canal
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  Apartment blocks Sloterhof
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  Apartment blocks, Pieter Calandlaan
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  Slotervaartziekenhuis

References

1. Website Slotervaartziekenhuis Archived 2013-02-22 at Archive.today
2. Website NKI