Amstelveen
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| Amstelveen | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland </tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td>Coordinates</td> <td></td> |
| Area | 44.08 km² |
| - Land | 41.78 km² |
| - Water | 2.30 km² |
| Population (2005) | 78,912 |
| - Density | 1,888/km² </tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td>Mayor</td> <td>J.H.C. van Zanen (VVD)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td>Website</td> <td>www.amstelveen.nl |
Amstelveen is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.
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[edit] Some facts
- Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende started his political career as member of the Amstelveen city council.
- Amstelveen has a light rail connection with Amsterdam.
- The COBRA Museum is located in Amstelveen.
- The headquarters of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is located in Amstelveen
- there is a large group of English speaking ex-pats living in Amstelveen.
- The International School Amsterdam is located in Amstelveen.
- as a result of the vicinity of Schiphol, there are lots of Japanese companies in Amstelveen. This one of the reasons the Nihon Ki-in opened its European Go and Cultural Centre in Amstelveen.
[edit] Population centres
The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Amstelveen, Bovenkerk, Nes aan de Amstel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (partly).
[edit] Local government
The municipal council of Amstelveen consists of 35 seats, which are divided as follows:
- VVD - 9 seats
- PvdA - 8 seats
- GroenLinks - 5 seats
- Burger Belangen - 5 seats
- CDA - 4 seats
- D66 - 2 seats
- Christen Unie - 1 seat
- OCA/VSP - 1 seat
[edit] Twin Town
[edit] References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant.
[edit] External links
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