Sloten, Amsterdam

Sloten
Molen van Sloten or Sloten mill, February 2008
Coat of arms
Sloten in the municipality of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam within North Holland
Coordinates: 52°20′31″N 4°47′49″E / 52.34194°N 4.79694°E / 52.34194; 4.79694Coordinates: 52°20′31″N 4°47′49″E / 52.34194°N 4.79694°E / 52.34194; 4.79694
Country	Netherlands
Province	Noord-Holland
Municipality	Amsterdam
Stadsdeel	Slotervaart
Borough	Osdorp
Postal code	1066 ..
Website	http://www.dorpsraadslotenoudosdorp.nl/

Sloten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsloːtə(n)]; 52°20′31″N 4°47′49″E / 52.342°N 4.797°E / 52.342; 4.797) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Amsterdam, and lies about 6 km west of the city centre. Sloten was a separate municipality until 1921. Since then, Sloten(990ad) became the oldest part of Amsterdam(1254ad).

During the 1928 Summer Olympics, it hosted the rowing events. Now it is best known for the working windmill, transformed into the Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum.

Windmill in Sloten viewed from the south

Mindmill in Sloten viewed from the east

Close-up of the windmill platform

Close-up of the windmill wall

Close-up of the wooden gear mechanism

Inside view of windmill walls

Exposition of the Rembrandt Sloten Windmill/Coopery Museum

Stages of construction of a windmill

Sloterkerk in Sloten

Sint Pancratiuskerk in Sloten