| Amstelhoek | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Other Name: | Mennonietenbuurt |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map_NL_-_De Ronde Venen_-_Amstelhoek.png |
| Map Caption1: | The statistical district "Amstelhoek en Amstelkade" within the municipality De Ronde Venen.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Utrecht |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | De Ronde Venen |
| Coordinates: | 52.2311°N 4.835°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -1.0 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.95 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 985 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 1427 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0297 |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - De Ronde Venen - Amstelhoek.png --> |
Amstelhoek is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, about 3km (02miles) northwest of Mijdrecht. Amstelhoek lies on the river Amstel, directly across from Uithoorn.
It was first mentioned in 1936 as Amstelhoek, and means "corner of the Amstel river". It was named after the fortress.[3] The village developed around a bridge built in 1636, and used to be named Mennonietenbuurt,[4] meaning Mennonite corner, because a Mennonite church was built in the hamlet.[5] The Mennonites left around 1800, and sold the land and church to the Protestants in 1804. The village was home to 187 people in 1840.[6] Between 1885 and 1895, two big forts were built near the village as part of the Stelling van Amsterdam. One of the forts was named Fort bij Amstelhoek.[4]