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Buiksloot
Place in North Holland, Netherlands

Buiksloot

Buiksloot is a former village in the Dutch province of North Holland.

It is now a neighbourhood of Amsterdam-Noord. Buiksloot was a separate municipality from 1811 until 1921, when it was merged with Amsterdam.

How locals move

Getting around Buiksloot the local way

  • Get inand the Noord]] The north lies fairly isolated from the rest of Amsterdam, but there is a free GVB ferry from Centraal Station in the Binnenstad.
  • Get inInstead of just being a way to get in, the ferry ride is an attraction in itself.

From Wikivoyage: Amsterdam/Noord, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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