Amstelveen

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Amstelveen
Flag of Amstelveen
Flag		 Coat of arms of Amstelveen
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Location of Amstelveen
Coordinates: 52°18′N 4°52′E / 52.3, 4.87
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Area (2006)
 - Total 44.05 km² (17 sq mi)
 - Land 41.56 km² (16 sq mi)
 - Water 2.49 km² (1 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 78,994
 - Density 1,901/km² (4,923.6/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.amstelveen.nl

Amstelveen (help·info) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. Until 1964, the municipality of Amstelveen was called Nieuwer-Amstel.

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[edit] Trivia

  • Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende started his political career as member of the Amstelveen city council.
  • Amstelveen has a light rail and tram connection with Amsterdam.
  • The COBRA Museum is located in the center of Amstelveen.
  • The headquarters of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is located in Amstelveen.
  • There is a large group of English speaking ex-pats living in Amstelveen.
  • The International School Amsterdam is located in Amstelveen.
  • as a result of the vicinity of Schiphol, there are lots of Japanese companies in Amstelveen. This one of the reasons the Nihon Ki-in opened its European Go and Cultural Centre in Amstelveen.
  • Actress Famke Janssen was born here. Notable for her roles in the James Bond movie, Goldeneye and the X-Men Movie Series.
  • The Thijssepark or in full the Dr Jac. P. Thijssepark was the first heempark in The Netherlands. Designed by landscape architect C.P.Broerse (1902-1995) following the ideas of the great Dutch naturalist and conservationist J.P. Thijsse, it was developed between 1940 and 1972 and is 5 hectares in area. It is just south of the Amsterdamse Bos and is accessible from Amsterdamse Weg. It is one of a network of sixten heemparks or heemgroen in Amstelveen.
  • The city was chosen as an unlikely host of a match in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, for which the Netherlands had not even qualified. South Africa played Kenya in the match.

[edit] Secondary Education

[edit] Population centres

The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Amstelveen, Bovenkerk, Westwijk, Nes aan de Amstel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (partly).

[edit] Local government

The municipal council of Amstelveen consists of 35 seats, which are divided as follows:

  • VVD - 9 seats
  • PvdA - 8 seats
  • GroenLinks - 5 seats
  • Burger Belangen - 5 seats
  • CDA - 4 seats
  • D66 - 2 seats
  • Christen Unie - 1 seat
  • OCA/VSP - 1 seat

[edit] Twin Towns

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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Municipalities of North Holland
See also: Netherlands · Provinces · Municipalities