Amstel

The Amstel is a river in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It flows from the Aarkanaal and Drecht in Nieuwveen northwards, passing Uithoorn, Amstelveen, and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, to the IJ in Amsterdam, to which the river gives its name.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Park Somerlust and Bella Vistapark.

Park Somerlust

Park

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Bella Vistapark

Park

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Amsterdam Amstel station

Railway station

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Amsterdam Amstel is a railway station in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The station opened in 1939. It is located to the southeast of Amsterdam Centraal in the borough of Amsterdam-Oost, near the Amstel river.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amsteldorp and Zuid.

Amsteldorp

Quarter

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Amsteldorp is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The neighborhood dates from the 1920s but many houses were built in 1947–48 and in the 1950s. The Amstel Station is located within this area, which was built in 1939, and the tallest building in the neighbourhood is Rembrandt Tower, with a height of 150 metres.

Zuid

Photo: Rembrandt, Public domain.

Zuid is one of Amsterdam's seven boroughs. It is an affluent area and a popular place among foreign visitors. It has some of the country's best museums, fine dining, and lots of opportunities for shopping.

Diamantbuurt

Neighborhood

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The Diamantbuurt is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It was built in the 1930s. It has streets named after precious stones: Diamantstraat, Robijnstraat, Saffierstraat, Smaragdstraat, Topaasstraat and Granaatstraat.

Amstel

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.34023° or 52° 20′ 25″ north

Longitude

4.9134° or 4° 54′ 48″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9F468WR7+39

GeoNames ID

2759808

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