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The "Westerpark" ( English: "Western Park") is a public urban park in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The former borough ( stadsdeel) of Westerpark is named after the park, as is the current neighborhood. In 2012 opposite the park, two trains were involved in a head-on collision. The verdant space of the former Westergasfabriek gasworks along Haarlemmerweg has become a place for cultural avant-garde businesses and events.
Category:Amsterdam-West Category:Parks in Amsterdam Category:Urban public parks
Westerpark is a former borough (stadsdeel) just northwest of the centre of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. As a borough it existed from 1990 till 2010, when it merged with the boroughs Oud-West, Bos en Lommer and De Baarsjes to form the new borough Amsterdam-West.
Westerpark comprised the following neighborhoods and areas:
- Frederik Hendrikbuurt
- Houthaven (former harbour area)
- Spaarndammerbuurt
- Staatsliedenbuurt
- Waterwijk
- Zeeheldenbuurt
- Westerpark (neighborhood) proper including the Westerpark (park)
Category:Amsterdam-West Category:Former boroughs of Amsterdam
Westerpark is a neighborhood 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.
Westerpark is also a former borough of the city, which was merged with into the borough of Amsterdam-West.