Founded in the late 12th century as a small fishing village on the banks of the Amstel, it is now the largest city in the country and its financial and cultural centre.
Legend has it that Amsterdam was founded by two Frisian fisherman, who landed on the shores of the Amstel in a small boat with their dog.
The Castle of the van Aemstel's was build along the Amstel river and after the building of a church a village-community was created which is till today named Ouderkerk.
In this time the area Aemstelle was divided in two administrative parts, OuderAmstel east of the Amstel river and Nieuwer Amstel west of the Amstel river.
In the early 20 nth century the development of Nieuwer Amstel going down, the income out of turf decreased and the village was sleeping until 1917 after the reclamation of Haarlemmermeerpolder and a military airport was build.
Hotel Restaurant 't Jagershuis is beautifully situated at the river Amstel in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, a charming village only 10 km from the city centre of Amsterdam.
Amstelzijde 2 - 4, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Amstelveen
Conveniently located at Amsterdam South Centre in the immediate vicinity of the “RAI” congress centre, WTC and the Amstel citypark.
The board was founded in 1972, and dissolved in 1997, when it became part of the Hoogheemraadschap Amstel, Gooi en Vecht.
Official name: Zuiveringschap Amstel en Gooiland; Seat: Hilversum, Noord-Holland province.
The flag is based on the logo of the polderboard and on the logo of the "Unie van Waterschappen", and aims to imagine its function: purification of water.
Loans were granted and initial building plans were completed, but OuderAmstel authorities resisted; they cited fears of traffic and urban crowding, although Amsterdam locals believe OuderAmstel's resistance was related to a former dispute between the two districts involving another failed business park development years earlier.
Final approval of the construction plan was given by the Dutch Supreme Court, settling once and for all the dispute between Amsterdam and OuderAmstel.
Originally, the stadium grounds were to extend -- by a few hundred meters -- beyond the city of Amsterdam into the region of OuderAmstel.
Twee ouders, twee huizen: Co-ouderschap na scheiding (Recht, gezin en samenleving)
The place of ceremonies in the spiritual life, being the substance of two sermons preached at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Huizen, Holland...
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In 1614 the first segment of the present cemetery at Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, named "Beth Haim" - the House of Life, was purchased, followed by further purchases up to 1690 - 1691.
The Jews were forced to bury their dead at Groet, by Alkmaar, some 50 km.
Especially during the Seventeenth Century many splendid marble memorial stones were placed with elaborate carvings and inscriptions.
Straight up from Centraal Station lies Dam Square, the site of the first dam to be built over the river Amstel in 1270 and the oldest part of the city.
Echter de dorpen en Zaandam zijn een stuk ouder.
Arrive by train and you'll pull into Centraal Station in the middle of the 'Old Centre' with its maze of small cobbled streets and quiet canals, not far from the main harbour that has always been a constant companion of the city.
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