Zeeburg

Zeeburg

province	North Holland
local community	Amsterdam
Area  - land  - water	11.24  km 2 7.31 km 2 3.93 km 2
Residents	56,040 (Jan. 1, 2010)
Coordinates	52 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 56 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	020
Location of the Zeeburg district in Amsterdam

Zeeburg is a district of the Amsterdam-Oost district of the municipality of Amsterdam in the Dutch province of North Holland . In January 2010 Zeeburg had 56,040 inhabitants.

history

In 1990 Zeeburg officially became a district of Amsterdam. The name was chosen after the Zeeburgerdijk ( German  Zeeburgerdeich ) and the Zeeburgereiland (German Zeeburgerinsel ). In the 17th century the name for today's Zeeburgerdijk was "Seeburg" (named after a fortress). Housing construction began at the end of the 19th century. At this time, the eastern harbor area ( Oostelijke Havengebied ) and the residential area " Indian Buurt " were also created.

The parks are in Zeeburg:

Flevopark on the eastern side of the Indian Buurt . It was created in 1908.

Diemerpark near IJburg , a nature area that is twice as large as the Vondelpark (around 95 hectares). The park was opened in 2004 and has, among other things, a playground for children.

Zeeburg had four districts: Indische Buurt . The name originated at the beginning of the 20th century. Many streets in the neighborhood were named after islands and geographic terms from a former Dutch colony . In 2003 the "Indian buurt" had 23,350 inhabitants and differentiates between the residential areas "Indian buurt West" and "Indian buurt Oost". It is the oldest neighborhood in Zeeburg with different nationalities and over 100 languages.

IJburg is under construction and is located in the east of Amsterdam. The quarter was built on man-made islands and is located in the IJmeer . IJburg can be reached via numerous bridges and, since 2005, with the IJ tram No. 26 ("IJtram" 26), which leads over the Enneüs Heermabrug.

Oostelijk Havengebied (former name: Rietlanden ). At the end of the 19th century a port was built here to handle the growing trade with India .

Zeeburgereiland, aerial photo seen from the north

Zeeburgereiland is an almost triangular island and lies between Oranjesluizen and the Diemerzeedijk. The Piet Heyn tunnel has been connecting Zeeburg with the port area in the east of the city since 1997.

As part of the 1928 Summer Olympics , the shooting competitions and modern pentathlon shooting took place on the Zeeburg shooting range .

Trivia

The ship “De Oceaan” designed by Robert Jasper Grootveld is located on the Zeeburg landing stage and is part of the “green fleet” he built.

literature

• Ton Hijdra, Geschiedenis van de Indische Buurt en het Oostelijk Havengebied . Uitgeverij René de Milliano, Alkmaar 2000. ISBN 90-72810-32-5
• Bert Franssen, Ruud van Soest, Ontdek het Oostelijk Havengebied . Stokerkade cultuurhistorische uitgeverij, 2009. ISBN 97890-79156-078

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2009–2012 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 26, 2018 (Dutch)
2. ↑ See: Ton Hijdra, Geschiedenis van de Indische Buurt en het Oostelijk Havengebiet
3. ↑ "De Oceaan" in Zeeburg. With photo . Dutch, accessed February 5, 2010