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    The Jordaan (Dutch pronunciation: [jɔrˈdaːn]) is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum...
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    about the city of Amsterdam, especially the Jordaan district (the genre dedicated to the neighborhood is known as the Jordaanlied), which he sang in...
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    Johnny Jordaan rose to fame with "Geef mij maar Amsterdam" ("I prefer Amsterdam"), which praises the city above all others (explicitly Paris); Jordaan sang...
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    and Jordaan, were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North". Much of the Amsterdam canal...
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  • Bergman "Geef mij maar Amsterdam" by Johnny Jordaan "Geluk" by Sophie Straat "Groen Amsterdam" by Sophie Straat "Hallelujah Amsterdam" by Ramses Shaffy “Hamsterjam”...
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    music; the Jordaanlied hails from and sings the praises of the Amsterdam neighborhood the Jordaan which, until the 1960s, was an impoverished working-class...
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    (including the Negen Straatjes district), Haarlemmerbuurt, Jodenbuurt, Jordaan, Kadijken, Lastage, Oosterdokseiland, Oostelijke Eilanden (including the...
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  • Bustraan at Westerstraat 150 situated in the working-class neighborhood Jordaan, Amsterdam. In 1928, Willem Bustraan Jr. joined the business with his father...
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  • "Geef mij maar Amsterdam" ("I prefer Amsterdam") is a 1955 song about Amsterdam by Dutch singer Johnny Jordaan. The text is by Pi Veriss, and the music...
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  • Jordaan may refer to: Jordaan, a neighbourhood in the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands, part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum Johnny Jordaan Square (Johnny...
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    Dries Roelvink (category Singers from Amsterdam)
    1959 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch singer of the Levenslied genre. He was born in the Jordaan and was raised in the folkish tradition of the Jordaanlied (English:...
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    of Purmerend, Almere and other cities near Amsterdam. However, neighbourhoods like the Pijp and the Jordaan, which had previously been working class, became...
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    boroughs of Amsterdam (Dutch: stadsdelen; literally "city parts") are the eight principal subdivisions of the municipality of Amsterdam, Netherlands...
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    Jordaanplein, also known as Johnny Jordaan Square is a public square in the center of the Dutch city of Amsterdam which features outdoor sculptures. The...
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    Frederik Hendrikplantsoen is located between the neighborhoods of the Jordaan and Frederik Hendrikbuurt and is named after Frederik Hendrik, son of Prince...
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    for the vrijmarkt in Amsterdam is the Jordaan quarter, but the wide Apollolaan in front of the Hilton hotel in southern Amsterdam is gaining in popularity...
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    Palingoproer (category 19th century in Amsterdam)
    The Palingoproer or the Eel riot was a popular uprising in the Jordaan in Amsterdam on 25 and 26 July 1886. The riots started when the police tried to...
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    Insadong District, Seoul, Korea San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina Jordaan, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Gillman Barracks, Singapore Art colony Art gallery...
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    The museum was established in 2004 in a canal house in the Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam. The museum was started by three Dutch bulbsmen and it is...
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    Tante Leen (category Singers from Amsterdam)
    from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Together with her friend and colleague Johnny Jordaan, the two together hold the title of "de Beste Stem van de Jordaan" (English:...
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    Westerkerk (category Churches in Amsterdam)
    in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the most western part of the Grachtengordel neighborhood (Centrum borough), next to the Jordaan, between the...
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    as very positive and was a boost for her reputation in the "Jordaan" region of Amsterdam. The visit was promoted as a "spontaneous visit" to boost her...
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    books on Sundays in the summer months. Noordermarkt is located in the Jordaan neighborhood. It is lined by cafés and restaurants. Markets are held on...
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  • 1934 July: Jordaan riot [nl]. Allard Pierson Museum opens. 1935 International Institute for Social History established. City Theater (Amsterdam) [nl] cinema...
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    Church in 1631 purchased three buildings on Laurierstraat in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam and opened an orphanage there. Not only orphans but also widows...
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    Elandsgracht (category Streets in Amsterdam)
    former canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It runs between the Prinsengracht and the Singelgracht in the Jordaan neighborhood of the Amsterdam-Centrum district...
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    go back to 17 May 1683, when the Leiden booksellers' guild registered Jordaan Luchtmans as a bookseller. As was customary at the time, Luchtmans combined...
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    1620–1623 to serve the rapidly growing population of the new Jordaan neighbourhood. The Jordaan already had a church, the Westerkerk, but the city government...
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    Bloemgracht (category Canals in Amsterdam)
    Bloemgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈblumˌɣrɑxt]) is a canal in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It connects the Prinsengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht...
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    Egelantiersgracht (category Canals in Amsterdam)
    The Egelantiersgracht in Amsterdam is a canal in the Jordaan neighbourhood in the Amsterdam-Centrum borough. The canal lies between the Prinsengracht and...
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