Amstelveen

For the NV Reederij Amsterdam steamship, see SS Amstelveen.
Amstelveen
Municipality
Apartment buildings in Amstelveen
Apartment buildings in Amstelveen
Flag of Amstelveen
Flag
Coat of arms of Amstelveen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Amstelveen in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°18′N 4°51′E / 52.300°N 4.850°E / 52.300; 4.850
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
RegionAmsterdam metropolitan area
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorTjapko Poppens (VVD)
Area
[1]
 • Total
44.08 km2 (17.02 sq mi)
 • Land41.13 km2 (15.88 sq mi)
 • Water2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total
90,829
 • Density2,208/km2 (5,720/sq mi)
DemonymAmstelvener
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1180–1189
Area code020
Websitewww.amstelveen.nl

Amstelveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstəlˈveːn] ⓘ) is a municipality and city in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, with a population of 92,353 as of 2022.[4] It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area.

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), it contains the following neighbourhoods: 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. Amstelveen houses the international headquarters of Dutch national airline KLM (although it is slated to leave for Schiphol in 2024)[5] and KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms. The Cobra Museum is also located in Amstelveen.

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1182JR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). 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. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Amstelveen in Cijfers". Amstelveen.nl. Gemeente Amstelveen.
  5. ^ "KLM-hoofdkantoor verlaat Amstelveen". ZUIDAS. Magazine (in Dutch). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.