Amsterdam
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Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands. As of 1 January 2026, it had a population of 941,873 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan
AMSTERDAM HOLLAND APRIL 2013
Amsterdam Royal Palace 1699
Concertgebouw from Museumplein 2539
South facade of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Femke Halsema
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Femke Halsema is a Dutch politician and filmmaker serving as Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018. She is the first woman to hold the position on a non-interim basis. She was previously a member of the House
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…burgemeester). The mayor is a member of the municipal executive board but also has individual responsibilities in maintaining public order. On 27 June 2018, Femke Halsema (former member of House of Representatives for GroenLinks from 1998 to 2011) was appointed as the first woman to be Mayor of Amsterdam by the King's…
Halsema in 2018
Halsema in 2010
Halsema during a preview of her theatre-lecture Een Vrij Land in 2018
Femke Halsema campaigning in 2006