KNSM Island

KNSM Island
Neighborhood of Amsterdam
KNSM Island as seen from Sporenburg: Left: Piraeus, right: Skydome & Albert
KNSM Island as seen from Sporenburg: Left: Piraeus, right: Skydome & Albert
Coordinates: 52°22′37″N 4°56′34″E / 52.37694°N 4.94278°E / 52.37694; 4.94278
CountryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Constructed1903
Named forKoninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (KNSM)
Websitehttp://www.buurt-online.nl/amsterdam/knsmeiland/

The KNSM Island is a man-made island[1] in the Eastern Docklands of Amsterdam. KNSM stands for the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot-Maatschappij, the Royal Dutch Steamboat Shipping company which used to have its headquarters and its docks on the island.[2] It is now a large residential area containing modern architecture with a mostly well-off population.[3]

  1. ^ "Oostelijk Havengebied Amsterdam | KNSM-eiland".
  2. ^ "KNSM heeft straks geen eigen schepen meer". Trouw. 3 September 1996. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ "KNSM-eiland". Oostelijk Havengebied Amsterdam. Retrieved 17 May 2010.