A report on Aalsmeer, Haarlemmermeer and Amsterdam
The town is located 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Amsterdam.
- AalsmeerAalsmeer is located on the border of the former Haarlem Lake.
- AalsmeerBut it was not until a furious hurricane in November 1836 drove the waters as far as the gates of Amsterdam, and another on Christmas Day sent them in the opposite direction to submerge the streets of Leiden, that the mind of the nation was seriously turned to the matter.
- HaarlemmermeerIn 1895 a double canal lock was built at Aalsmeer, boosting the economy.
- HaarlemmermeerThis can be recognised by the suffix -meer which means lake, as in Aalsmeer, Bijlmermeer, Haarlemmermeer and Watergraafsmeer.
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North Holland
1 linksProvince of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country.
Province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country.
In 1855, the Haarlemmermeer was drained and turned into land.
161,265). The province's largest city and also the largest city in the Netherlands is the Dutch capital Amsterdam, with a population of 862,965 as of November 2019.
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Amstelveen
1 linksMunicipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 89,918 It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area.
Municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 89,918 It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area.
The name Amstelveen comes from the Amstel, a local river (as does the name Amsterdam) and veen, meaning fen, peat, or moor.
In 1852 the Haarlemmermeer polder was reclaimed and the "Fort at the Schiphol" was created as a defense for Amsterdam.
"Fort at the Schiphol" was a ditch separating Aalsmeer and Amstelveen, and named after a piece of land from Amstelveen.