Buitenveldert West

The walk starts and ends at Meeting island near Gelderlandplein.

Map 1 and map 2 show the area south of Amsterdam in 1849 and 1950. On the 1849 map you can see tavern ‘Het Kalfje’ south of the city of Amsterdam along river Amstel. In 1849 it is the only building in the area that is now Buitenveldert. Comparing both maps you can see that during the hundred years between 1850 and 1950, the city of Amsterdam has grown considerably and many lakes such as Bijlmermeer and Haarlemmermeer have been drained. Map 2 shows the Bosbaan, but Buitenveldert has not been developed. Also, the Amsterdamse Bos is older than Buitenveldert. East of the Bosbaan is the Binnendijkse Buitenveldertsche Polder. This was an area with farms, market gardens, meadows and fields. In the sixties Buitenveldert was built here as a garden city. Since 1955, the area has been raised with sand and piles were driven for a solid foundation. Then houses and flats were built. The first residents came around 1960. They lived in flats in the eastern part of Buitenveldert, see Map 3. Most buildings are from the sixties, see Map 4. Buitenveldert now has more than 20.000 inhabitants.

The main streets in Buitenveldert are named after bailiffs (administrators) of Amstelland and Waterland. Smaller streets are named after provinces and castles. Around a street named after a province are streets named after castles in that province.

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Instructions 'Buitenveldert West'

  1. Start from Meeting island
  2. Go west
  3. Second path at your right hand
  4. Pedestrian tunnel
  5. Go right at the bridge
  6. To Hunneschans
  7. Along Van der Boechorststraat
  8. Go back a bit
  9. At the end of Weldam turn right
  10. Cross Amstelveenseweg
  11. Optional blue route
  12. To the Bosbaan
  13. To the park shop
  14. Optional red route or black route
  15. Follow cycling path at your left
  16. Left at the end of the cycling path
  17. Cross Amstelveenseweg
  18. Kalfjeslaan
  19. Left to the Ecolint
  20. Leaving the Ecolint
  21. Turn right into Van der Boechorststraat
  22. Playground Goudestein
  23. Project 'Green in the neighbourhood'
  24. Cross Van Nijenrodeweg and go to instruction 28
  25. Jan Heinenbrug
  26. Straight on until Van der Boechorststraat
  27. Left into Van der Boechorststraat
  28. Go right across the bridge
  29. To the old playground
  30. Go back to the footpath
  31. End
Walks in Buitenveldert