Diemen () is a

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and

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with a population of in the

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. It is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of

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, within the

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Etymology

The name ''Diemen'' comes from the river Diem, which originates from ''die eme'', meaning ''the water''.

Geography

Diemen is located in the province

, in the west of the

. The town is part of the urban area of

and is situated between

Amsterdam-Oost Amsterdam-Oost () is a borough of Amsterdam, Netherlands, established in May 2010 after a merger of the former boroughs of Zeeburg and Oost-Watergraafsmeer. In 2013, the borough had almost 123,000 inhabitants. History Amsterdam-Oost is the ...

(

IJburg IJburg () is a residential neighbourhood under construction in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is situated in the IJmeer and is being built on artificial islands which have been raised from the lake. The Haveneiland, Rieteilanden, Steigereiland and ...

Watergraafsmeer The Watergraafsmeer is a polder in the Netherlands. It was reclaimed in 1629. In the 17th and 18th centuries, there were many buitenplaatsen in the Watergraafsmeer, though nowadays only one, Frankendael, remains. Since 1921, the Watergraafsmee ...

Ouder-Amstel Ouder-Amstel () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Population centres The municipality of Ouder-Amstel consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Duivendrecht, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel ...

(

Duivendrecht Duivendrecht () is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, and lies about 6 km southeast of Amsterdam’s city centre. In fact, it is surrounded by Amsterdam. History The village w ...

Amsterdam-Zuidoost Amsterdam-Zuidoost (; "Amsterdam-Southeast") is a borough (''stadsdeel'') of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It consists of four residential neighborhoods—Bijlmermeer, Venserpolder, Gaasperdam and Driemond—as well as the Amstel III/Bullewi ...

(

Bijlmer The Bijlmermeer (), or colloquially Bijlmer (), is one of the neighbourhoods that form the Amsterdam-Zuidoost borough (Dutch: ''stadsdeel'') of Amsterdam, Netherlands. To many people, the Bijlmer designation is used to refer to Amsterdam Zuidoost ...

Driemond Driemond is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of Amsterdam Zuidoost, a borough in the municipality of Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2001, the village of Driemond had 1422 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village ...

), and

Muiden Muiden () is a city and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It lies at the mouth of the Vecht and is in an area called the Vechtstreek. Since 2016, Muiden has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Mere ...

. Three waterways cross the municipality: the Weespertrekvaart from west to south, the

Amsterdam–Rhine Canal The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal ( Dutch: ''Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal'') is a canal in the Netherlands that was built to connect the port and capital city of Amsterdam to the main shipping artery of the Rhine. Its course follows a generally southeasterly di ...

from north to east, and the river Diem from south to north. The river is the

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of Diemen. The town can be divided into three neighbourhoods: ''Diemen Noord'', ''Diemen Centrum'', and ''Diemen Zuid''. Diemen Noord ( en, North Diemen) is located on the south bank of the

, which separates it from the Amsterdam neighbourhood

, on the west bank of the river Diem, and on the north side of the

Amsterdam–Zutphen railway The Amsterdam–Zutphen railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Amsterdam, North Holland to Zutphen, Gelderland via the province of Utrecht. It passes through the cities of Hilversum, Amersfoort and Apeldoorn. It is also inform ...

. The area contains houses, a few of which are recreated late medieval houses, a minor shopping centre, and in the east a green area called Diemerpolder. Diemen Centrum ( en, Diemen Centre) extends from the

in the west, from which it is separated by the A10 motorway, all the way to the north-east of municipality with the rural area Overdiemerpolder, an electricity plant, and the green area Diemervijfhoek. The neighbourhood contains houses and apartment buildings, the largest shopping centre, and the

town hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...

. The train station Diemen is located between ''Noord'' and ''Centrum''. Diemen Zuid ( en, South Diemen) is located next to

, and

. It contains houses and apartment buildings, a minor shopping centre, and a location of Inholland University of Applied Sciences. On the south-west border is the railway station Diemen Zuid for metros and trains. The east part of the neighbourhood contains an industrial area and a green area called Diemerbos.

Demographics

The municipality has a

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of 25,915 and a

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of . 51,2% Dutch background, 48,8% No Dutch background

Government

The municipal government consists of the executive college of the mayor and aldermen and the elected

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

. The

municipal building Municipal Building may refer to the following places: United States Arkansas * Crossett Municipal Building, Crossett, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Municipal Building (El Dorado, Arkansas), El Dorado, AR, listed on the National Register o ...

is located at the D.J. den Hartoglaan 1. After the 2010

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in the

, a coalition of Labour Party (PvdA),

GreenLeft GroenLinks (, ) is a Green politics, green List of political parties in the Netherlands, political party in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 March 1989 from the merger of four Left-wing politics, left-wing parties: the Communist Party of th ...

(GL),

Democrats 66 Democrats 66 (; abbreviated D66, ) is a social liberal political party in the Netherlands, which positions itself in the centre of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Liberals and Demo ...

(D66), and

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of ...

(SP) was formed in Diemen. The

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

is (D66). Following the 2018 elections, negotiations are ongoing for forming the next governing coalition. The

of Diemen consists of 21 elected members. The seats are divided as follows:

Transportation

The motorways A1 ( E231) and A9 pass through the municipality of Diemen, and the motorway A10 (Amsterdam ring) lies just outside the municipal border with Amsterdam. Diemen has two train stations, Diemen on the

and Diemen Zuid on the Weesp–Leiden railway. All train services to and from Diemen are operated by the

Nederlandse Spoorwegen Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; ; en, "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is one of the busiest in the European Union, and t ...

(NS). The railway station Diemen Zuid connects the town to the metro network of the

Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf The Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf Amsterdam (, GVB ; English: Amsterdam Municipality Transportation Company)Sometimes also written Gemeentevervoerbedrijf in Dutch. is the municipal public transport operator for Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands ...

(GVB).

Tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport ...

(line 19), bus and night bus services connect Diemen to Amsterdam and other towns in the area. Bus service line 44 drives from Diemen North to the railway and metrostation

Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (; abbreviation: Asb), previously named Amsterdam Bijlmer (1971–2006), is a railway station in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of ''stadsdeel'' (borough) Amsterdam-Zuidoost in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The station has fiv ...

Education

There are six

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s in Diemen. The three public schools are ''De Octopus'', ''De Venser'', and'' 'de Noorderbreedte''. The two

ecumenical Ecumenism (), also spelled oecumenism, is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. The adjec ...

schools are ''De Ark'' and ''. The school ''De Kersenboom'' is both public and ecumenical. ''De Nieuwe Kring'' is a Jenaplan school and ''Sint-Petrusschool'' is a

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: * Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

school. 't Palet and De Duif seized together in 2014 and formed the Noorderbreedte. 't Palet was a public school and De Duif was an ecumenical school. There are no

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

s in Diemen. The nearest secondary schools are in

and

Weesp Weesp () is a city, an urban area in the municipality of Amsterdam and a former municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It had a population of in . It lies on the river Vecht and next to the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in an are ...

. There are two institutes of

tertiary education Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including univers ...

in Diemen: the universities of applied sciences HBO Nederland and Inholland both have a location in ''Diemen Zuid''. The nearest

universities A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United State ...

are in

Notable people

Pieter Nieuwland Pieter Nieuwland (5 November 1764, Diemermeer – 14 November 1794, Leiden) was a Dutch nautical scientist, chemist, mathematician, and poet. During his life he was known as a child prodigy and has been called the Dutch Isaac Newton. Early lif ...

(1764 in Diemermeer – 1794) a Dutch nautical scientist, chemist, mathematician and poet *

Rudi Falkenhagen Rudolf Johan Falkenhagen (26 May 1933 – 26 January 2005) was a Dutch actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Snuf in the television series ''Pipo de Clown Pipo de Clown is a character created by writer and artist Wim Meuldijk, whic ...

(1933 in Diemen – 2005) a Dutch actor IMDb Database
retrieved 31 January 2020

Sport

* Barend Bonneveld (1887 in Diemen – 1978) a Dutch heavyweight wrestler, competed at the

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German geophysicist Alfred ...

and

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

Maarten Arens Maarten Johannes Arens (born 20 May 1972 in Diemen, North Holland) is a Dutch judoka. European Champion 1995 in Birmingham in the 86 kg categorie, 4 times Dutch champion, Winner Tournoi de Paris in 2000 in the 81 kg category. At ...

(born 1972 in Diemen) a Dutch judoka *

Junas Naciri Junas Naciri (born 18 June 1973) is a Dutch retired Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Football career Naciri was born in Diemen, North Holland. After unsuccessfully emerging through AFC Ajax's youth system, he played f ...

(born 1973 in Diemen) a Dutch retired footballer with 336 club caps *

Levi Heimans Levi Heimans (born 24 July 1985 in Diemen, North Holland) is a Dutch track cyclist. Heimans represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he took part in the 4 km team pursuit together with Jens Mouris, Peter Sc ...

(born 1985 in Diemen) a Dutch track cyclist, competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Daley Blind Daley Blind (; born 9 March 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, left-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national team. He is the son of former Ajax defender and fo ...

(born 1990 in Diemen) a Dutch professional footballer playing for AFC Ajax with over 300 club caps and over 70 international caps * Adam Maher (born 1993 in Diemen) a Dutch professional footballer with over 200 club caps *

Riejanne Markus Riejanne Markus (born 1 September 1994) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . In 2022, Markus won the Dutch National Road Race Championships. She is the older sister of SD Worx rider Femk ...

(born 1994 in Diemen) a Dutch world champion cyclist

Gallery

File:Diemen, Netherlands - panoramio (2).jpg, Diemen, panoramio File:Stammerdijk 36 Driemond Diemen1.JPG, Stammerdijk 36 Driemond Diemen File:Sint-Petrusbandenkerk-diemen.jpg, Sint-Petrusbandenkerk, Diemen File:Weespertrekvaart.jpg, Weespertrekvaart File:Fortwachterswoning - Diemen - 20340706 - RCE.jpg, Fortwachterswoning - Diemen

References

External links

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Official website
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