Official Name: | Overtoomse Veld |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of Amsterdam |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | COROP |
Subdivision Name2: | Amsterdam |
Subdivision Type3: | Borough |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
52.3633°N 4.8384°WOvertoomse Veld is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is named for the Overtoomse Sluis, which was an old portage point dating from the 14th century on a major cargo route to and from Amsterdam at the junction of two waterschap areas, Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland and Hoogheemraadschap van Amstelland.
In neighborhood Overtoomse Veld-Noord the following streets are named after Dutch painters from the 19th and 20th century:
In neighborhood Overtoomse Veld-Midden the following streets are named after philosophers:
For the Delflandpleinbuurt area in Overtoomse Veld-Zuid, the names come from places in Delfland: