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Amstelveen
Netherlands
Amstelveen main libraryMain library (center) on the square in Amstelveen, Netherlands.
Amstelveen, gemeente (municipality), western Netherlands, near the Amstel River. Amstelveen (meaning “peat bog on the Amstel”) was formerly a village in the municipality of Nieuwer-Amstel. A residential suburb of Amsterdam, it is a water-sports center with some agriculture and light industry. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam’s main international airport, is nearby to the west. Pop. (2007 est.) 78,945; (2024 est.) 95,014.
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