Gaasperdam

Gaasperdam

province	North Holland
local community	Amsterdam
Area  - land  - water	0.44  km 2 0.42 km 2 0.02 km 2
Residents	3,530 (Jan 1, 2017)
Coordinates	52 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 59 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	020
Postcodes	1106-1107

Gaasperdam is a neighborhood in the Amsterdam-Zuidoost district in the province of North Holland . The quarter got its name after the river Gaasp and consists of the hamlets Nellestein, Holendrecht, Gein and Reigersbos . Gaasperdam had 3,530 inhabitants on January 1, 2017, of which 2,020 lived in Gaasperdam Noord and 1,510 in Zuid.

history

In 1966 some polders , which at that time still belonged to the municipality of Weesperkarspel, were assigned to the municipality of Amsterdam . The polders were drained and housing construction started. The area included Bijlmermeer, Gein and Gaasp , which later became the Amsterdam Zuid-Oost district. Gaasperdam originally had the name Zuid-Bijlmer ("South Bijlmer").

The Gaasperpark (also called "Gaasperplaspark") is located in Gaasperdam , on the northern side of the Gaasperplas . The park was created between 1977 and 1982. In 1982 the Floriade was held in the park . The Hemtuin (literally: "Hemgarten"), which was created in 1982/1983, can also be found there. In 2001 the Hemtuin, previously three hectares (ha) in size, was expanded to 10 ha. It lies between the Gaasperdammerweg and the hamlets of Holendrecht East and West.

There is also the Schooltuin Gaasperdam (literally “school garden”) which offers space for around 1000 children. Among other things, it serves as a nursery, which means that schools can often receive flowers and fruits for free. The school garden is the largest in Amsterdam and also offers the children learning material.

In the Gaasperdam district there is a primary school, a church, a cemetery, an old people's home, the petting zoo (Dutch: “Kinderboerderij”) ´t Brinkie and the Buurvrouennetwerk (a network by and for women from the neighborhood) as well as a canoe and a sailing boat club . Shopping centers are found on the Place Wisseloordplein in Gein and Reigersbos .

Transport links

There are three metro lines , number 50 goes from Isolatorweg to Holendrecht, Reigersbos and Gein. No. 51 from Spaklerweg via Diemen -Süd, Kraaiennest to Gaasperplas and No. 54 from Amstelstation via Duivendrecht, Bijlmer, Holendrecht to Gein. Bus routes 59 and 60 go through Amsterdam Zuid-Oost (as of the first half of 2012).

literature

Magazine:

• De Kampioen , Uitgever ANWB , The Hague 1976 (p. 533).

Web links

• Online information for the residents of the district (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 28, 2018 (Dutch)
2. ↑ City Archives Amsterdam ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Brief information about Gaasperdam, accessed June 27, 2012 (Dutch)  
3. ↑ See the magazine De Kampioen 1976, p. 533. Quotation: "De laatste grote uitbreiding van Amsterdam, het plan Gaasperdam, dreigt de nu nog groene ruimte tussen de Bijlmer en Het Gein op te vullen."
4. ↑ Brief information about the Gaasperpark ( memento of the original from June 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Dutch, accessed June 27, 201 
5. ^ Oasis Foundation . Information about Hemtuin and Gaasperplaspark, among others. Dutch, accessed June 27, 2012
6. ↑ About the Gaasperdam and Adalbert Wagner school gardens ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Dutch, accessed January 20, 2013