Bosbaan

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Bosbaan
Bosbaan.jpg
The entire width of the regatta course
Geographical location Netherlands
Location close to the shore Amstelveen , Amsterdam
Data
Coordinates 52 ° 19 '35 "  N , 4 ° 50' 16"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 19 '35 "  N , 4 ° 50' 16"  E
Bosbaan (North Holland)
Bosbaan
length 2.3 km
width 118 m
Maximum depth 2.2 m

particularities

artificial lake; Regatta course

The Bosbaan is a regatta course for rowing in the Amsterdamse Bos park near Amstelveen and Amsterdam . Its name comes from the location in the Amsterdam forest and can be translated literally into German as a forest route .

history

The line was built in the 1930s as a job creation project with five railways in the Amsterdam city forest ("Amsterdamse Bos"). On June 12, 1937, it was opened by Queen Wilhelmina . In 1954, the first European rowing championships , in which female rowers were allowed to participate, were held on the Bosbaan . On the occasion of the European Rowing Championship in 1964 , another track was added. In the early 1970s, another line was built and used as a replacement. Thus the Bosbaan had six tracks for the races and one more as a reserve. In 1977 rowing world championships were held on the track for the first time . The German Democratic Republic won a total of 14 medals, including 11 gold, making it the most successful nation. In 1990 and 1991 a rowing world cup was held. From 2001 to 2002 the entire regatta facility was renovated and expanded by the City of Amsterdam and the Koninklijke Nederlandse Roeibond . It now has eight lanes, new boathouses, new launch facilities and a new timing system. In 2005 and 2011 the U23 rowing world championships and in 2007 a world cup were held. In addition, the course was selected by the world rowing association FISA as the venue for the 2014 World Rowing Championships . From August 24th to 31st, 2014 the world champions were determined in 27 boat classes.

Structure and use

The boathouse of the Free University of Amsterdam

The route is 2300 meters long and 118 meters wide. At the deepest point it is 2.2 meters deep. It is equipped with an Albano system on all eight lanes.

The Koninklijke Nederlandse Roeibond has a performance center on the route. In addition, the route is still used by the Free University of Amsterdam .

The entire facility is also popular with joggers , dragon boaters and anglers .

Events

Others

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c “Welcome to Amsterdam” - Second world rowing championship bulletin. (PDF) The course. In: WK Roeien. Pp. 10–11 , accessed on October 28, 2013 (English).
  2. ↑ Roeien in het Amsterdamse Bos. Retrieved November 24, 2013 (Dutch).
  3. ^ A b Peter Mallory: The sport of rowing . River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames 2011, ISBN 978-0-9535571-8-9 , pp. 772 ( PDF file ( Memento from December 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) [accessed December 20, 2013]). The sport of rowing ( Memento from December 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ "Welcome to Amsterdam" - Second world rowing championship bulletin. (PDF) The venue. In: WK Roeien. Pp. 8–9 , accessed on November 16, 2013 (English).
  5. ↑ 23 / 31-8 WK Roeien. Gemeente Amsterdam, archived from the original on July 2, 2014 ; Retrieved November 16, 2013 (Dutch).
  6. ^ "Welcome to Amsterdam" - Second world rowing championship bulletin. (PDF) The finish area. In: WK Roeien. P. 12 , accessed on October 30, 2013 (English).
  7. ↑ Draken Boat Regatta. (No longer available online.) Gemeente Amsterdam, formerly the original ; Retrieved November 16, 2013 (Dutch).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.amsterdamsebos.nl  

Web links

Commons : Bosbaan  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Bosbaan on archief.nlroei.nl (Dutch)