Bijlmerbajes
The Bijlmerbajes was a prison complex in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, near the Amsterdam Amstel railway station. The official name is Penitentiaire Inrichting Over-Amstel, although it is also known as Penitentiaire Inrichting De Stadspoort or Penitentiaire Inrichtingen Amsterdam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Prison
- Description: former prison in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Penitentiaire Inrichting Over-Amstel” and “Penitentiaire Inrichting Overamstel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spaklerweg and Solitudobrug.
Spaklerweg
Metro station
Photo: Styyx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spaklerweg is an Amsterdam Metro station in the industrial area Overamstel of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The station opened in 1982 and is served by 3 lines, the 51, 53 and 54. Spaklerweg is situated 260 metres northwest of Bijlmerbajes.
Solitudobrug
Bridge
Photo: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Solitudobrug is a bridge, which is situated 270 metres north of Bijlmerbajes.
Bella Vistapark
Park
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Bella Vistapark is situated 470 metres west of Bijlmerbajes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amsteldorp and Duivendrecht.
Amsteldorp
Quarter
Photo: S Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Duivendrecht
Village
Photo: Panek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Duivendrecht is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, and lies about 6 km southeast of Amsterdam’s city centre. It is a suburb of Amsterdam.
Betondorp
Neighborhood
Betondorp is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was built in the 1920s as an experiment in building affordable housing with new, cheap building materials, chiefly concrete.
Bijlmerbajes
- Categories: building complex and government building
- Location: Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Bijlmerbajes” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bijlmerbajes”
- Dutch: “Penitentiaire Inrichting Amsterdam Over-Amstel”
- Dutch: “Penitentiaire Inrichting Overamstel”
- Dutch: “PIA-OA”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سجن بيلمر”
- Spanish: “Bijlmerbajes”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bijlmerbajes”. Photo: Migdejong, Public domain.