Amsterdam Zuid

Amsterdam Zuid (Amsterdam South) is a municipality in the municipality of Amsterdam ( province of North Holland) with a population of over 132,000 on an area of 17 km ² (as of January 2010).

• 5.1 Industrial Area Schinkel
• 5.2 Zuidas

History

After 1875 new districts were added in the expansion of the city, De Pijp, Dapperbuurt, Kinkerbuurt and Staatsliedenbuurt. The southern part of Amsterdam was built in the years 1920-1940 according to the "Plan Zuid " (Plan South), and partly built in the style of the Amsterdam School ( Amsterdamse School). In the West, Amsterdam Zuid is limited by the Vondelpark, the industrial area " Schinkel ", to the east by the Amstel River, the south by the " Kalfeslaan ". The Dutch architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage introduced in 1917 the "Plan Zuid " in front of, among other things, for wider streets and apartment houses for the middle class. After the merger of De Pijp and Zuid 1998 saw the city of Amsterdam, Oud -Zuid (Old South, now a district ). In South to the transit station Amsterdam Zuid and the " Maarten Luther Kerk " is ( Martin Luther Church ) from 1937 Berlage was in the preparation of the Plan Zuid think the courts ( Dutch: Plein ). Should apply to churches as a starting position and mark point " een Plein zonder openbaar gebouw is geen plein " ( German: A place without a public building is not square).

In Amsterdam Zuid maintaining the garden and Landbauasusstellung Floriade in the Amstel Park in 1972 it was named a street after the Dutch composer " Johannes Verhulst - Straat ".

District

For more urban or residential area see:

→ Main article Stadionbuurt

→ Main article Apollobuurt

→ Main article Buitenveldert

→ Main article Zuideramstel

Diamantbuurt

The Diamantbuurt, with 8035 inhabitants ( 2009), is a well known for a large number of diamond cutters who lived now a neighborhood in Amsterdam Zuid, and in the 19th century and worked there. The neighborhood was built in the 1930s in the style of the Amsterdam School and the older houses in the 1980s, thoroughly renovated. At the end of Diamantstraat (Diamond Street ) stands the impressive building of the Asscher diamond factory where the largest diamond in the world, the Cullinan Diamond, was ground. The history of Amsterdam as the " diamond city " began in 1586 and is in the Diamond Museum Amsterdam issued ( with a million visitors per year). Many streets in the neighborhood have the names of precious stones: robin, Saffier, emerald, topaz and Diamantstraat.

Duivelseiland

The neighborhood district Duivelseiland ( " Devil's Island " ) belongs to Museumskwartier and unlike the name suggests, there is no "Island ", since it is not surrounded by water. The surface area was 6.15 acres, with 1,230 inhabitants ( 2009). Duivelseiland is the smallest residential area of ​​Amsterdam South and was in the 19th century after being called Devil's Island ( in French Guiana).

Hoofddorppleinbuurt

The residential area was created in the 1920s after the "Plan West" and once part of the former town of Sloten. Since 1927 it is connected by the Zeilbrug with the Amstelveenseweg, the street names are often named after painters of the 19th century. 1990 was the fourth part of Amsterdam South is largely a residential area with a few plants and other facilities. 2009, the district around 10,660 inhabitants on an area of ​​96.71 hectares.

Museum Quarter

The name of the Museumkwartiers refers to the present in the district museums: Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum. Even the name Concertgebouwbuurt is used as the Concertgebouw is also known in the district in the vernacular. Well-known shopping streets are P. C. Hooftstraat, Van Baerlestraat and Cornelius Schuytstraat. The much Art Nouveau built homes were built after 1906, the street plan of 1902, designed by PJH Cuypers was maintained from 1891. On an area of ​​138.55 hectares, lived on January 1, 2009, approximately 11,160 inhabitants in the district by tram numbers 2, 3, 5, 12, 16 and 24 is crossed.

Prinses Irenebuurt

Built in the 1950s and 1960s residential area Zandland in 1953, renamed as the Prinses Irenestraat that runs through the neighborhood in Prinses Irenebuurt. ( Prinses Irene, a subsidiary of Dutch Queen Juliana ). Between 1998 and 2010, the Prinses Irenebuurt was Zuideramstel together with Buitenveldert and Rivierenbuurt part of the district. In November 2006 1.174 people lived there. In 1975, the current pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the " Zuider Amstelkanaal " was created. Since 1978, here you can take the tram No. 5

Schinkelbuurt

The district had a population number of 3685 (2009) on an area of ​​34.17 hectares and is bounded by the Amstelveenseweg, the stadium and canal Schinkelkade.

The Schinkel district is divided into Schinkelbuurt North, South and Bertelmanpleinbuurt and Amsterdam Oud -Zuid is assigned. In the Middle Ages a small neighborhood at the beginning of Amstelveenseweges was already incurred when the river Schinkel and was also Dubbele Buurt ( "Double Quarter " ), because the area to the east by Schinkel to 1896 for the former town " Nieuwer Amstel " and later to the municipality of Amsterdam belonged, while the area until 1921 belonged west of Schinkel to the former town of Sloten.

Willemspark

The Willemsparkbuurt and Willempark were ( 1815-1840 ) named after King William I. The former terrain, then 25 acres, was around this time by overpopulation and malodorous channels are not very popular, which did not change until the tram and bus connections. 1882 granted the church " Nieuwer Amstel " with a concession contract to build houses in the Van Eeghenstraat and 1893, the horse-drawn tram was ( Dutch: paardentramlijn ) from the PC Hooftstraat taken after Willemsparkweg in operation. 1903, drove the electric tram No. 2, which runs still there today. On an area of ​​70.10 hectares, 5,197 people lived in the 2009 quarter.

Parks

At Amsterdam Zuid include (some adjacent ) the parks: Amstel Park, Amsterdamse Bos, Beatrix Park, Gijsbrecht van Amstel Park, Martin Luther King Park, Sarphatipark, Schinkel islands and the Vondelpark.

Monuments

• Stedenmaagd is a 2.53 meter high and 5 -ton statue, it stands at the entrance of the Vondelparkes at Stadhouderskade. It was made ​​in 1883 by Alexander Linneman ( 1839-1902 ) and Friedrich Schierholz ( 1840-1894 ). Meanwhile, the statue was replaced by a copy. The Stedenmaagd was created on behalf of the park administration to the " Wereldtentoonstelling van 1883 " ( World's Fair of 1883) to give more prestige.
• The monument indie Nederland is located on the green area at the Olympic Square in Amsterdam Zuid. It was originally erected in honor of Joannes Benedictus van Heutz ( 1851-1924 ). Meanwhile, the former general of the Royal Nederlandsch - Indian Leger ( KNIL ) ( Royal Netherlands -Indian Army ) is controversial war crimes in Aceh. For this reason, the monument on 31 January 2004 was renamed the "Monument Indië -Nederland ".
• Amsterdam thanks zijn Canadezen. This monument is a sign of gratitude, the Amsterdam municipality and residents for one thousand soldiers of the Canadian Forces, the Amsterdam liberated from Nazi occupation on May 8, 1945.

Business park

Industrial area Schinkel

The area lies in the southern part of the Hoofddorppleinbuurt. Since this industrial site is difficult to reach by public transport, an extra bus line was established in June 2009, which Schinkelbus. He runs between the " Bedrijventerrein Schinkel " and the subway station (Metro) " Henk Sneevlietweg ".

Zuidas

The Zuidas ( South Axis ) is in development as a Central Business District ( CBD) and is located between the river " Schinkel " and the Rijksweg 10 with an area of ​​225 hectares which will be expanded to 270 acres.

Currently, there ING Bank and ABN AMRO Bank resident and the projects " Amsterdam Symphony ". Two skyscrapers consisting of a residential complex with a height of 105 meters, 29 floors and an office complex with 27 floors and a height of 97 meters. Also: "World Trade Center, Baker & McKenzie House, UN Studio, Kempen & Co, Drentestaete lll ", etc. The 1985 completed World Trade Center ( WTC) is being renovated. Where some 200,000 people are the future, to be present every day, including about 25,000 residents, 80,000 workers and employees and 30,000 students. Nearby is the Amsterdam Zuid train station and a metro station and bus and tram stops. Schiphol Airport can be reached in six minutes. After today's planning the area is to be completed by 2035.