Amsterdam (city), New York

Montgomery County

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Amsterdam is a city in South animal (the " Southern Tier ") of the State of New York.

  • 3.1 Traffic
  • 3.2 Media
  • 3.3 Education

Geography

Geographical location

The majority of the urban area stretches along the north bank of the Mohawk River. Only the port of the city, Port Jackson, located on the southern shore.

Neighboring communities

The City of Amsterdam is located within the Town of Amsterdam, is to this but not belonging. The neighboring districts of Amsterdam Town Fort Johnson in the west and Hagaman in the Northeast.

History

The City of Amsterdam has its origins in a settlement called Veedersburgh. Based on the original name of New York City, you named it after Amsterdam, the Dutch capital. 1830 gave one it town.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The south of the river running highway I- 90 connects Amsterdam with New York's capital Albany in the east ( 57 km) and Syracuse in the west ( 185 km).

Media

In Amsterdam, the television WYPX is established, a station of the network i: Independent Television. Furthermore, in the town send two medium-wave transmitter, WCSS and WBUG (both with 1 kW).

Education

In the city of Amsterdam, there are eight public and three private primary schools. There is also a public and a private secondary school.

Sons and daughters of the town

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