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Girassol, Weesperzijde - Amstel - Amsterdam

Portugees Restaurant "Girassol"

Weesperzijde 135

1091 ES Amsterdam

020 692 3471 ‎

 

The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam. From: wikipedia.

 

The Amstel's name is derived from Aeme stelle, old Dutch for "area abounding with water".

 

Amsterdam (pronounced /ˈæmstərdæm/; Dutch Nl-Amsterdam.ogg [ɑmstərˈdɑm] (help·info)) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population (including suburbs) of 1.36 million on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of around 6.7 million. From: wikipedia.

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