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The Amsterdam time ( AZ) or Dutch period, Dutch Amsterdamse Tijd (AT), was used in the Netherlands from 1909 to 1940.

The actual exact time was since May 1, 1909 GMT 0 h 19m 32.13s (Greenwich Mean Time was his term Universal Time), which is the meridian of the Westertoren (52 ° 22 the mean time ' 28 " N, 4 ° 53 ' 2" O52 .3745254.8839972222222 ) in Amsterdam.

By March 17, 1937 Set the time to UT 0 h was 20m (World Time was founded in 1928 Universal Time) simplified. Since you spoke of Loenense Tijd or Gorinchemse Tijd, because 5 ° East corresponds exactly to the places Loenen and Gorinchem.

(: Central European Time, CET is meant ) adopted, which was maintained until today when the Netherlands were occupied by Germany during World War II, was on 16 May 1940, the " Berlin period ".

The Amsterdam time propagated from 1916, a summer time, the Amsterdamse Zomertijd (AZT ), Amsterdam Summer Time '. It was regulated by publication in the Belge, from 1918 up to March 31 to October 1, 1922 after a maximum of 18 March to 9 October. Time change was 02:00 to 03:00, and vice versa.