Some background on the Nieuwendammerdijk: It is named after Nieuwendam an old village that has been there for centuries. It was a port an became prosperous because the port was a lot cheaper than the port of Amsterdam and, I suppose, because of the import of wood.
The Noorder IJ en Zee dijk is a dike going along the coast of what used to be the sea and is now is the IJselmeer, not only in this part of Amsterdam but along a big part of Noord-Holland.
Nieuwendam, and some other small villages around here were annexed by the city of Amsterdam in 1921 after a flood in 1916.
Some information and a map/cycle route can be found in the pdf Noordje Fietst.
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I'd like to see it when we visit Amsterdam again. Must remember to put it on my list.
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