Amstelveen

Amstelveen, known as Nieuwer-Amstel until 1964, is a city in the Amstelland. The city grew from a town founded for the harvesting of bog, which was a popular fuel at the time. During the seventeenth and eighteenth century, wealthy Amsterdammers moved to the town in search of some peace and quiet. Originally, Southern Amsterdam was a part of the municipality. After annexation of Amsterdam Zuid, the former town hall of Nieuwer-Amstel housed the Amsterdam city archives from 1914 to 2007.
Not late after the first annexation, in 1921, another annexation followed taking away the northern and most densely populated part of Amstelveen. This left the municipality to conclude of the town of Amstelveen as well as several small towns. Amstelveen, however, kept its appeal to the wealthier citizens of Amsterdam, which shows from the suburbs built around 1930 in the northwest of the municipality.
After the Second World War, Nieuwer-Amstel became an overflow for Amsterdam, housing more and more people that could not find or did not want a home in Amsterdam, as well as people that worked at the growing Schiphol Airport. During the 1960s Amstelveen was even the largest growing city of the Netherlands. In 1964 the municipality was renamed after the city that by now was considered an extension of Amsterdam.
Since the last half of the 1990s, Amstelveen's expansion has become more and more gradual. At this time, no further expansion is planned. The most recent expansion is Westwijk to the southwest of town. To suit the needs of the already existing population, the Stadshart has been created to replace the former town centre. Here you will find a central library, large mall, as well as cultural and gastronomical services and offices. In 2003 Amstelveen was named Most attractive city of the Netherlands for its proximity to the nation's capital Amsterdam, its safety, accessibility and richness of culture.

By car

The A9 crosses straight through the municipality and functions as a ring-road for traffic that does not need to go to Amsterdam per se. Amstelveen can be reached from The Hague, Rotterdam and Leiden using the A4 followed by the A9 once having passed by Schiphol. Utrecht, Den Bosch and Eindhoven can use the A2, followed by the A9 after passing by Abcoude. Apeldoorn and everything north there of is best off using the A1, followed by a kilometre of A2 heading away from Amsterdam, quickly followed by the A9.

By public transit

Amstelveen has a direct connection to the central station of Amsterdam via line 51 of the Amsterdam Metro. The metro has many stops in Amstelveen. The most notable of which is . Tram line 5 terminates at Binnenhof, which is several metres away from Amstelveen Centrum. Busses also run from the central busstation to Aalsmeer (line 171 and 357), Uithoorn (line 174 and 374), Haarlem (line 300 and 356), Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (line 356) and Amsterdam Centraal (line 347 and 357).

By museum tram

On Sundays from April to November, one can take a vintage tram (operating as Electrische Museumtramlijn Amsterdam) from Amsterdam/Zuid to near an attractive small-town area with restaurants.

Amstelveen's city centre is navigable on foot, with metro line connecting to most of the city that cannot be reached easily by foot. Buslines 165, 166 and 167 serve as city busses, connecting all of the city with the central bus hub near the metro station.

• Molen de Dikkert

  phone: +31 20 643 3333
  address: Amsterdamseweg 104a
  Windmill, which serves as a restaurant now.

• Amsterdamse BosA larger forest/park that straddles the border between Amstelveen and Amsterdam. Access from Amstelveenseweg. Horse rental, canoe rental and an open air theater are some of the attractions.

• Cobra Museum of Modern ArtThe collection of the museum consists of key works by artists of the movements Vrij Beelden (1945), Cobra (1948–1951), and Creatie (1950–1955).

• Museum Jan van der TogtA modern visual art museum, which was established in 1991 by Jan van der Togt, an industrialist and founder of the company Tomado who was a collector of contemporary art.

• Poppodium P60

  phone: +31 203 453 445
  address: Stadsplein 100a
  P60 offers an audience to up and coming pop artists, as well as already established artists, whether they are Dutch or not.

• EDDY'S

  phone: +31 204 415 244
  address: Stadsplein 18

• Kokusai

  phone: +31 206 407 200
  address: Stadstuinen 2

• Rembrandt

  phone: +31 208 223 947
  address: Laan van de Helende Meesters 14

• Fierro

  phone: +31 206 454 881
  address: Noorddammerlaan 80

• Aan de Poel

  phone: +31 203 451 763
  address: Handweg 1

• Buenos Aires

  phone: +31 206 418 931
  address: Dorpsstraat 23

• Haddock Grill Club

  phone: +31 203 044 969
  address: Stationsstraat 9

• 't Oude Dorp

  phone: +31 203 453 366
  address: Dorpsstraat 104

• De Jonge Dikkert

  phone: +31 206 433 333
  address: Amsterdamseweg 104a

• Kaya

  phone: +31 203 452 555
  address: Karel Doormanweg 4

• Het Wapen van Amstelveen

  phone: +31 208 223 556
  address: Dorpsstraat 76

• Café Thijs

  phone: +31 206 408 972
  address: Dorpsstraat 64b

• De Manen / De Eetkamer

  phone: +31 206 413 586
  address: Noorddammerlaan 9

• Le Pain Quotidien

  phone: +31 203 542 180
  address: Nieuw Loopveld 2

• BLVD Café

  phone: +31 203 472 880
  address: Stadsplein 10

• Délifrance

  phone: +31 203 375 631
  address: Stadsplein 12

• Naeckte Brouwers Annakerk B.V.

  phone: +31 20 789 5689
  address: Amsterdamseweg 22, 1182 HD Amstelveen

• Grand Hotel Amstelveen

  phone: +31 206 455 558
  address: Bovenkerkerweg 81

• Station Amstelveen

  phone: +31 6 1137 2741
  address: Stationsstraat 28
  This bed and breakfast is located in the former train station of Amstelveen. On Thursdays to Sundays, it also serves brunch until 14:30 with the general public welcome if there is a free table.

• Alp de Veenen Boutique Hotel

  phone: +31 206 415 078
  address: Ouderkerklaan 19

• Abina

  phone: +31 206 401 101
  address: Amsterdamseweg 193

• Amsterdam Forest Hotel

  phone: +31 202 622 102
  address: Amsterdamseweg 465a

• Cityden Up

  phone: +31 203 080 600
  address: Professor J.H. Bavincklaan 3

• Ibis Budget Hotel

  phone: +31 207 154 333
  address: Professor J.H. Bavincklaan 1

Using the metro and tram network of Amsterdam, the city centre of Amsterdam is just thirty minutes away. On the way there via line 51, you will come through Zuid, Oost and Plantage. Other cities surrounding Amsterdam are Hoofddorp and Zaandam. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, from which you can fly virtually anywhere, isn't far either.