- Nes aan de Amstel
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Nes aan de Amstel — Village — View of St. Urbanus over the river Amstel Coordinates: 52°15′33″N 4°52′15″E / 52.25917°N 4.87083°ECoordinates: 52°15′33″N 4°52′15″E / 52.25917°N 4.87083°E Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population (1 January, 2008) - Total 480 Source: CBS, Statline. Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Website http://www.nesaandeamstel.nl/ Nes aan de Amstel, is a small village which is part of the municipality of Amstelveen in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. The village, which as the name indicates is located on the River Amstel, and is situated on the edge of the Rond Hoep polder. It was established in the 16th century gradually developing since 1947. The landscape is largely determined by the village's Catholic church, St. Urbanuskerk, built to a design by the famous architect Jos Cuypers.
Events
Dorpsfeest. Each year in the summer during the village festival, the slob en sloot race is organized where approximately 50 participants submit an itinerary through the fields and ditches around the village.
Notable people
Agatha Deken (1741-1804), writer and poet
Categories:- Populated places in North Holland
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