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Coordinates: 52°18′N 4°51′E / 52.300°N 4.850°E / 52.300; 4.850
Amstelveen
Apartment buildings in Amstelveen
Apartment buildings in Amstelveen
علم Amstelveen
درع Amstelveen
Highlighted position of Amstelveen in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
الإحداثيات: 52°18′N 4°51′E / 52.300°N 4.850°E / 52.300; 4.850
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
الحكومة
 • الكيانMunicipal council
 • MayorTjapko Poppens (VVD)
المساحة
 • الإجمالي44٫08 كم² (17٫02 ميل²)
 • البر41٫45 كم² (16�00 ميل²)
 • الماء2٫63 كم² (1٫02 ميل²)
المنسوب−1 m (−3 ft)
التعداد
 (أغسطس 2017)[3]
 • الإجمالي89٬918
 • الكثافة2٬169/km2 (5٬620/sq mi)
صفة المواطنAmstelvener
منطقة التوقيتUTC+1 (CET)
 • الصيف (التوقيت الصيفي)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1180–1189
Area code020
الموقع الإلكترونيwww.amstelveen.nl

Amstelveen (النطق الهولندي: [ˌɑmstəlˈveːn]  ( استمع)) is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 89,918 (2017). It is a suburban part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.

The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the historical villages of Bovenkerk and Nes aan de Amstel. In addition, as well as Downtown Amstelveen (Dutch: Amstelveen stadshart), the following neighbourhoods have been recently built, : Westwijk, Bankras-Kostverloren, Groenelaan, Waardhuizen, Middenhoven, Randwijk, Elsrijk and Keizer Karelpark. The name Amstelveen comes from the Amstel, a local river (as does the name Amsterdam) and veen, meaning fen, peat, or moor. KLM, the Dutch national airline, has its headquarters office in Amstelveen (although it is slated to leave for Schiphol in 2024[4]); in addition the municipality has the international headquarters of one of the Big Four accounting firms, KPMG. The city has a Museum of Modern Art.

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History

Map of Nieuwer-Amstel, 1865–1870
Topographic map of Amstelveen, September 2014

During the French occupation between 1810 and 1814, Amstelveen was the capital of a canton in the French department Zuyderzée, and until 1964 the municipality of Amstelveen was called Nieuwer-Amstel. It is technically a large dorp (village), because it was never walled.

The city's close proximity to Schiphol Airport makes it a prime location for people working in the aviation industry.


Economy

KPMG head office
Downtown Amstelveen

KLM Netherlands has its head office (nl) in Amstelveen (52°18′22″N 4°50′35″E / 52.306117°N 4.842954°E / 52.306117; 4.842954),[5][6] although it is slated to leave in 2024.[7] Air France-KLM is represented by the KLM head office.[8]

In addition Amstelveen has the international headquarters of KPMG auditing firm.[بحاجة لمصدر] Large international corporations such as Canon and HP also have corporate offices in Amstelveen.

Transport

Line 25 tram leaving the Amstelveen Poortwachter stop


International relations

Sister cities

Amstelveen is twinned with:

See also

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1182JR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in الهولندية). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ^ "KLM-hoofdkantoor verlaat Amstelveen". ZUIDAS. Magazine (in الهولندية). 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  5. ^ "Contact." KLM Corporate. Retrieved on 28 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Fact Sheet Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine." SkyTeam. Retrieved on 27 December 2008.
  7. ^ "Hoofdkantoor KLM verlaat Amstelveen". zuidasmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  8. ^ "Hoofdkantoor KLM, Amstelveen". www.amstelveenweb.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  9. ^ "Woking Town twinning". The Woking Town Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-07-19.

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