The Amsterdamseweg is an important street in

Amstelveen Amstelveen () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 92.353 as of 2022. It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area. The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the historical villages o ...

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. It is one of the oldest streets in the city. Amsterdamseweg marked

As shown on old prints, the Amsterdamseweg is built on an old

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. This

was built to prevent the area from getting flooded by the nearby Haarlemmermeer. Nowadays, the houses are built up against the

, that's why the houses of the Amsterdamseweg have a souterrain.

Monuments

* Amsterdamseweg 60; 62; 64; 66 two twin houses * Amsterdamseweg 104A (Wood saw) mill 'The Dikkert' with two attached barns (1672) * Amsterdamseweg 204 Van Leer's office with freestanding chimney (1957) * Amsterdamseweg, near 212 banpole (1559) * Amsterdamseweg 419; 421; 421a Collection Bank (1938) One of the largest monuments on the Amsterdamseweg is the banpole (1559). Banpaal amstelveen amsterdamseweg

References

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External links

- The monuments in Amstelveen (in Dutch)

- photoarchive with dates (in Dutch) Streets in the Netherlands Amstelveen