Schellingwoude
Encyclopedia
Schellingwoude is a former village in the Dutch
province of North Holland
. It was located in the municipality of Amsterdam
, on the northern border of the IJ
. It is now a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam.
Schellingwoude was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it was merged with Ransdorp.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
. It was located in the municipality of Amsterdam
Amsterdam (municipality)
The Government of Amsterdam is the government of the municipality and city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Most of the inhabitants live in the city of Amsterdam, but the municipality also covers a number of small villages, and other parts of the local government, such as the Waterschap or the...
, on the northern border of the IJ
IJ
IJ may refer to:* IJ , the ligature of the letters I and J* IJ , a body of water near Amsterdam, Netherlands* Ij, Iran, a city in Fars Province, Iran* IJmeer, a lake in the Netherlands* immigration judge...
. It is now a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam.
Schellingwoude was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it was merged with Ransdorp.