Buikslotermeer

Buikslotermeer ( German: Buikslotersee ) is a former lake, which was drained to 1627 and is now a neighborhood in Amsterdam Noord ( North Holland ). 2009, the district 11,540 inhabitants

History

Together with the two lakes Belmer and Broekemeer Buikslotermeer was a polder 1627. 1825 occurred in the village Durgerdam to a dike break and Buikslotermeer and the area " Waterland " were flooded. 1916, led to a renewed and presently the last great flood. The Buikslotermeerpolder or Buikslotermeer formerly belonged to the former municipalities Nieuwendam and Buiksloot. Both communities the city of Amsterdam in 1921 were allocated. The term Buikslotermeer is applied for the whole area Buikslotermeer -Polder.

In the 1990s, here was a new housing estate. The shopping center ( Winkelcentrum ) Boven't Y on Buikslotermeerplein is visited by residents from all over Amsterdam Noord. It has an area of ​​8600 m² and in addition to numerous stores 40 social housing units were built and 800 parking spaces. 2011 comes with a cinema and cultural center added ( Cultural Centre ). It is equipped with 136 shops of the largest shopping centers in the Netherlands. Once a year a festival week is here organized with music, dancing and a street market in June. Since 1992 takes place in Noord, an annual festival that Over't IJ- festival, held. In addition, there is the Norder Park Festival. In the neighborhood district Loenermark parking garages with roof terraces.

On Buikslotermeerplein the Buikslotermeermarkt is mainly known for his great dress range is. The market is located in the shopping center and is open 12:00 bis 18:00 clock and from Tuesday till Saturday from 8:00 bis 17:00 clock Monday. In Buikslotermeer district there are the sports complex " Elzenhagen ," the cemetery " Noorderbegraafsplaats ", a library, a golf course and a sewage treatment plant.