Amsterdam Nieuw-West

Amsterdam Nieuw- West is a city district in the municipality of Amsterdam, North Holland province. In January 2010, the county had 133,000 residents over an area of 32 km ².

• 2.1 Geuzenveld
• 2.2 Slotermeer

History

Nieuw -West ( New West) was created as an urban district of Amsterdam West after the Second World War as part of the garden cities of Amsterdam ( Westelijke Tuinsteden ), also called " Park City Amsterdam " and renamed Nieuw- West, 2005. The " Westelijke Tuinsteden " or Nieuw- West were built in the 1950s as a residential area after 1928 established the "General Expansion Plan " (Algemeen Uitbreidungsplan AUP ). The district, formerly a residential district, is now one of five districts of Amsterdam, who come for a major program of investment in question. With the " Rich Ting Parkstad 2015" from 2001 thousands of old houses should be discontinued and new buildings arise, job creation and investment in offices and businesses can be realized. 2005 noted the initiative taker that the objectives were not made ​​available and a new plan, " Koers Nieuw West" (, Course New West ') was set up. Along with housing associations, schools, businesses and the residents of the district are to be improved by the year 2015, the social and economic conditions.

In Nieuw- West are Sloterplas, De Nieuwe Meer and Sloterpark with the Velodrome Amsterdam. In the 1990s Oostoever, Nieuw Sloten and De Aker were added.

The Sloterplas ( German: Sloter ) is used for sailing, canoeing, fishing and scuba diving. At the north-west and south-east side is a small harbor for sailing and motor boats. This plasma was excavated 1948-1956 and has a depth of about 30 meters. The Sloterpark was created between 1960 and 1980 and is located around the Sloterplas.

1921, there was still a rural area and was part of the former town of Sloten. The park has an area of ​​91 hectares and is one of the largest in Amsterdam. He was partitioned in 1991 on the adjacent neighborhood Geuzenveld / Slotermeer, Slotervaart and Osdorp. De Nieuwe Meer (also called De Oeverlanden ) lies in the southwest and the shores of the lake have been used for a long time as a dumping ground for construction waste. The district has 145 inhabitants. The Nieuwe Meer is generally classified on the north side in two areas: a natural area at the Anderlechtlaan and a recreation area ( Recreatiegebied ).

The Oostoever is a residential neighborhood in Slotervaart and was built after 1995. It has about 1050 homes and has three hamlets ( Buurtschapen ), each with its own character: Eiland, Lanenkwartier and Zuiveringspark. In the late 1980s, the first homes were completed and in 2004, the district was completed. Nieuw Sloten was 1990, a residential district of Slotervaart / Overtoomse Veld and belongs since 2010 to the municipality of Nieuw West. In 1991 the first homes were ready for occupancy in 2004 and the name was changed in Slotervaart.

Policy

Distribution of seats in the district of " Nieuw West" (as of 2010)

• Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA ): 11
• Volkspartij voor de Vrijheid Democracy (VVD ): 5
• Democraten 66 ( D66 ): 3
• Groen Links (GL ): 3
• Socialist Party (SP ): 2
• Osdorp Onafhankelijk Zelfbestuur ( OOZ ): 2
• Christians Democratisch Appèl (CDA ): 1
• Tulips voor Amsterdam: 1

District

At Nieuw- West include district:

• Osdorp
• Slotervaart
• Nieuw Sloten
• De Aker

Geuzenveld

Geuzenveld is a multicultural district with 14,130 inhabitants ( 2008). Geuzenveld and Slotermeer emerged in the 1950s. The name Geuzenveld was named after a farm ( Boerenhofstede ), who was lying on the road Haarlemmerweg. From municipal archives shows that the farm " Geuzenveld " was mentioned for the first time on December 6, 1709. Geuzenveld lies in the so-called " western garden cities" ( Westelijke tuinsteden ) of Amsterdam. According to tradition, had the Beggars ( Dutch: Geuzen ) in 1573, during the siege of Haarlem, a base there.

The present district was built 1953-1959 and was divided into six small district that were each designed by a different architect. Today, there are 32 schools and the " Sloterparkbad ", a swimming pool which was completed in 2001. Ever since 1974, the tram No. 13 The " Stichting Bijenpark Amsterdam " ( Foundation Bee Park Amsterdam ) has in Geuzenveld a "Bee Park " with the name " Nieuwe Bijenpark " ( New Bee Park ). The " Oude Bijenpark " (Age bees Park ) is located in Slotervaart. In Geuzenveld - Osdorp the " Volkstuinpark " is (literally, "people's garden park " ) De Eendracht, which has existed since 1962. In Geuzenveld / Slotermeer are the neighborhood district Spiering Horn, Slotermeer - Noordoost, Slotermeer - Zuidwest, Geuzenveld and Eendracht.

Slotermeer

Slotermeer: appointed ( German " Sloter " ), also called " Tuinstad Slotermeer " (Garden City Slotermeer ), located in the so-called " western garden cities" ( Westelijke Tuinsteden ) of Amsterdam. The name comes from the former lake Slotermeer was drained in 1644.

After the general Ausbreidungsplan ( " Algemeen uitbreidungsplan " ) of 1935, the first plans were made in 1939 for the later residential area. The Second World War the building of the area did not materialize. 1951 began the initial work for housing. On September 1, 1952, the first homes were completed and today there are 32 schools and the " Sloterparkbad ", a swimming pool which was completed in 2001. In the center of the district is the " Gerbrandypark ". The trams Nos. 7 and 13 go here. Since 2010 Slotermeer one of Amsterdam Nieuw -West. Slotermeer has approximately 25,000 inhabitants. A daily market is on Monday at the Lambertus Zeiplein and from Tuesday to Saturday on the Plein '40 - '45.