Westerpark is a neighbourhood of

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. It is bordered by the Staatsliedenbuurt on the south and the

Spaarndammerbuurt Spaarndammerbuurt is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest ...

on the northeast and Sloterdijk area of

Westpoort Westpoort (''Western Gateway or Western Port'') is an international port area and one of the largest industrial parks in the Netherlands. The area covers the Port of Amsterdam and the industrial area in the northwest of Amsterdam. Busines ...

on the west. It is a non-residential area, containing the park by the same name, the

Westergasfabriek The Westergasfabriek is a former gasworks in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, now used as a cultural venue. History In the 19th century the Imperial Continental Gas Association (ICGA) built four coal gas plants in Amsterdam: the Eastern Gas Factory, ...

(former gas factory turned into a cultural center), the Sint-Barbara cemetery, and railyards.''Kaart van Stadsdeel West'' ("Map of the borough of Amsterdam-West"), Amsterdam-West borough website
/ref> Westerpark is also a former borough of the city, which was merged with into the borough of

Amsterdam-West Amsterdam-West () is a Boroughs of Amsterdam, borough (Dutch: ''stadsdeel'') of Amsterdam, Netherlands, to the west of the centre of the city. This borough was formed in 2010 through the merging of four former boroughs Amsterdam Oud-West, Oud West, ...

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