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province North Holland North Holland
local community Flag of the Amsterdam municipality Amsterdam
Area
 - land
 - water 		2.01  km 2
1.75 km 2
0.26 km 2
Residents 1,525 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates 52 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 1'  E
Important traffic route A9 N236
prefix 020
Postcodes 1108-1109, 1111-1112, 1381-1382, 1391, 3812
Location of the Driemond neighborhood in Amsterdam
Location of the Driemond neighborhood in AmsterdamTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map

Driemond is a village and part of the city in the Amsterdam-Zuidoost district ( province of North Holland ). The district is the oldest residential area in Amsterdam with 1,525 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

history

The name Driemond has its origin from three small rivers that come together near the village: Gein, Gaasp and Smal Weesp . The name Driemond was officially introduced in 1961, previously the district was called Geinbrug. Driemond is located in the west of Weesp , in the south-east of the municipality of Amsterdam and borders in the east on the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal ( Dutch Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal ).

Gemeente Weesperkarspel, 1869

The village has a rich history. Until July 31, 1966, the hamlet of Geinbrug belonged to the Weesperkarspel municipality with the Weespertrekvaart. Weespertrekvaart was already laid out in 1639, using various existing waterways ( Vaarweg or Waterweg in Dutch ). The navigable canals were intended for trek barges (Dutch trekschuiten ).

The community Weesperkarspel included North and East Duivendrecht , Geinbrug (or Driemond) and Bijlmermeer. In 1811 Weesperkarspel came to the city of Weesp . On August 1, 1966, the Weesperkarspel area was divided into the municipalities of Amsterdam, `s Graveland, Hilversum, Naarden and Weesp. A change came in 1987, Weesperkarspel was assigned to the Amsterdam Zuid-Oost district.

Gemeenschapsmolen bij Driemond

Driemond has two primary schools and two allotments : Linnaeus and Frankendaal . In the village there is a windmill , the Gaaspermolen (also called Gemeenschapsmolen ) from 1707. In addition, two monuments ( Rijksmonument ) are listed . A farm (Dutch boerderij ) and a building from 1754. The Geinloop event has been held annually since 1977 . A performance run (Dutch prestatieloop ) in which everyone can participate.

Web links

Commons : Driemond  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 28, 2018 (Dutch)