Amsterdam-Oost

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amsterdam-Oost
province North Holland North Holland
local community Flag of the Amsterdam municipality Amsterdam
Area
 - land
 - water 		22.44  km 2
17.69 km 2
4.75 km 2
Residents 135,767 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates 52 ° 21 ′  N , 4 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′  N , 4 ° 56 ′  E
Important traffic route A10 E35 S100 S110 S111 S112 S113 S114
prefix 020
Location of the Oost district in Amsterdam
Location of the Oost district in AmsterdamTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map

Amsterdam-Oost ( German  Amsterdam-Ost ) is a district in the municipality of Amsterdam , province of North Holland , which has 135,767 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) on an area of ​​22.44 km².

history

Watergraafsmeer was an independent municipality until 1921 , but was later assigned to the municipality of Amsterdam and was officially a district of Amsterdam from 1987 . East was officially recognized as a district in 1990. In 1998 the two quarters were merged under the name "Oost-Watergraafsmeer" as a city district. Since 2010 Amsterdam-Oost has been a district and Watergraafsmeer is a residential area of ​​the district, and Zeeburg and IJburg have been assigned to the Ost district as districts.

The “International Institute for Women's History” had its seat at Obiplein in the former Gerhard Majella church until October 2011 .

District

In Watergraafsmeer (also called Oost-Watergraafsmeer ) are the residential areas Weesperzijde , on the eastern bank of the Amstel . In 1629 the inland lake Watergraafsmeer was drained and for a long time was the most important connection to Weesp . The Oosterparkbuurt is bounded by the Wibautstraat, Linnaeusstraat, the Mauritskade and the Amsterdam - Utrecht railway line. The quarter was laid out at the end of the 19th century . Amsteldorp was laid out in 1948 near the Amstelstation train station . The Dapperbuurt was named after the Dutch doctor and historian Olfert Dapper (1636–1689). The Transvaalbuurt has about 10,000 inhabitants (as of 2012) on 38 hectares of land. The name "Transvaalbuurt" was named after the former Transvaal colony in South Africa. Betondorp ( German  Betondorf ) was built between 1923 and 1925 as an experiment. Possibilities were explored to build houses with a lot of concrete and less brick. In this construction period, bricks were expensive and after the First World War there was an urgent need for inexpensive apartments for public housing ( Dutch Volkshuisvesting ). The Jeruzalem settlement in the garden city of Frankendael, built between 1950 and 1954, is one of the 100 most important Dutch monuments ( Rijksmonument ) of the post-war period.

In Amsterdam-Oost there is also the Dappermarkt with a multicultural atmosphere, similar to the Albert Cuyp market in De Pijp . The market is located on a shopping street with around 240 stalls. It was named the best market in the Netherlands in 2006 and 2007. The Persmuseum (German press museum ) and the Amsterdam Amstel train station are also located here .

Parks

The Oosterpark was a green area in 1886, fenced off by trees and scrub, in 1891 the park was created. Today the Oosterpark Festival is held annually on May 5th and in June the Festival for "World Music" (Dutch Wereldmuziek ), part of the "Amsterdam Roots Festival".

Oosterpark

Following the example of the London Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park , the "Spreeksteen" was founded on May 5th, 2005 in Oosterpark, where visitors can hold lectures every Sunday afternoon. Directly next to IJburg is the Diemerpark , twice the size of the Vondelpark . A nature and recreation area (Dutch Recreatiegebied ) with a playground for children, a sports facility and an open-air stage. There is a large pond in the middle.

Trivia

The "Containerdorp" (German container village) on Wenckebachweg consists of around 1000 containers in which students live. It is the largest "container village" in Europe and was created as an emergency situation because the many students cannot find rooms or apartments to rent on the free housing market.

literature

  • Ton Heijdra, Stomweg gelukkig in Amsterdam-Oost. De geschiedenis van Dapperbuurt, Oosterparkbuurt, Weesperzijdestrook en Transvaalbuurt . Uitgeverij René de Milliano, Alkmaar 1996. ISBN 90-72810-16-3 .

Web links

Commons : Amsterdam-Oost  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Stadsdeel Oost on the website of the municipality of Amsterdam (Dutch)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kerncijfers stadsdelen 2017 Gemeente Amsterdam, accessed on April 25, 2018 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Information about the Dappermarkt . Dutch, accessed April 17, 2010