A stadsdeel ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstɑtsdeːl] ; pl. stadsdelen ; lit. ' city part ' ) is the name used for urban or municipality districts in some of the larger municipalities of the Netherlands .
3-676: Delftse Hout is a district in the northeast of Delft , Netherlands . Delftse Hout has about 300 inhabitants. Delftse Hout is the location of the De Grote Plas, a lake with origins in the sand excavations performed to build new neighbourhoods in Delft. Swimming in the lake is usually allowed. Other destinations in the district are IKEA Delft, the Arboretum-Heempark Delft gardens, the Iepenhof Cemetery ,
6-522: A camping and a park. Two lines currently operate within the area, with most stops only being served in the summer: Line 61 and line 64, providing great access to the district during the summer and a moderate access in the winter. Urban districts of the Netherlands Amsterdam calls 7 of its 8 deelgemeenten stadsdeel . They form a level of government, both executive ( stadsdeelwethouders ) and legislative ( Stadsdeelraad ,
9-513: A council elected by the inhabitants), and can therefore be regarded as boroughs or wards . Until 2010, Amsterdam had 15 deelgemeenten, but the number has been decreased to eight. Eindhoven 's stadsdelen correspond to the former municipalities that fused into that of Eindhoven in 1920; their use to subdivide Eindhoven is standard on traffic signs and in official documents and publications, but they have no political or administrative independence. This article about geography terminology
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