Westerpark (neighbourhood)

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Westerpark
Neighborhood of Amsterdam
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Westerpark, namesake of the neighbourhood
Westerpark (neighbourhood)
Interactive map of Westerpark
Coordinates: 52°23′10″N4°52′29″E / 52.3862°N 4.8746°E / 52.3862; 4.8746
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
COROP Amsterdam
Borough West
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)

Westerpark is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is bordered by the Staatsliedenbuurt on the south and the Spaarndammerbuurt on the northeast and Sloterdijk area of Westpoort on the west. It is a non-residential area, containing the park by the same name, the Westergasfabriek (former gas factory turned into a cultural center), the Sint-Barbara cemetery, and railyards. [1]

Westerpark is also a former borough of the city, which was merged with into the borough of Amsterdam-West.

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