Amsterdam Facts

Amsterdam city is one of the wonderful destinations of the world. This city houses lots of things which make it one of the most visited cities of the world. If you are planning to visit this city then you should be aware of some of the interesting facts about Amsterdam which will help you to know about this city in a better way. Following re some of the facts about this city:-

Basic Facts

Amsterdam Basic Figures
- Population – 780153
- Country - Holland
- Time zone - GMT/UTC +1
- Telephone area code - 020

Currency – the currency used in this city is EURO which is in use in almost all the countries of the European Union.
Climate in the city – if you are planning to visit this city then you should we aware about the type of climate you are going to face in the city. The warmest weather in the city prevails in the months from June to August with the temperature from 21 to 26 degree Celsius. It is the best time to visit the city and in rest of the year this city is dominated by the windy climate.

Some other Facts

Name of the Amsterdam city is derived from the Amstel Dam. It is a dam which is constructed on one of the major rivers of the Netherlands.
Amsterdam city is one of the major centers of the finance and economic activities. Apart from this Amsterdam city is also one of the major tourist destinations of the world.
Amsterdam city is situated in the Holland which is also called as Netherlands. If you are to Europe then you might get confused about these two different names so remember that both these names are of a single country.
About 25% of the Netherlands in which the Amsterdam city is situated is under the sea which makes this country one of the wonderful beach holiday destinations of the world. Amsterdam city is one of the best examples of it.
Bicycle is one of the major transportation made in this city if we talk about the whole Netherlands then we can observe that this country has more than 15000km of the bicycle lanes.
Entire Amsterdam city is built on the piles, there is a huge stake of it which is driven into the ground and around 6000 piles are there to keep the central station of the city up.
The world famous Koh-I-Noor diamond which is one of the mind-blowing pieces of the art was cut in this city. This city is a nice place to see the various artistic things in the field of jewelry.
Poezenboot is one of the wonderful things in the city. It is a house boat which provides the shelter to the stray cats. The owner of this houseboat is a woman who got a idea to re-house the cats on the houseboat.
Amsterdam does not have any parliament house. Though this city is a capital of one of the major countries of the Europe still the operations of the government of this country take place from Hague so if you are planning to visit the parliament of the Holland in Amsterdam then you need some change in your plan.
There are more than 70 glass toped canal boats in this city which are waiting to make your vacation in city one of the most fantastic one.
The Dutch people who are the inhabitants of this city are the tallest in whole Europe and second tallest in the world.