Driemond is a village in the

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. It is a part of

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in the municipality of

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History

Before 1966 Driemond was part of the municipality of Weesperkarspel and named "De Geinbrug", due to the bridge of the same name. The name "Driemond" means "Threemouth" and comes from the three small rivers Gein, Gaasp and Smal Weesp that meet each other in the village. The name Driemond was also the name of a country estate ("

buitenplaats A buitenplaats (, ) was a summer residence for rich townspeople in the Netherlands. During the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, many traders and city administrators in Dutch towns became very wealthy. Many of them bought country estates, at f ...

") that once stood near the village, but except for the fountain that can be admired in Frankendael in the

Watergraafsmeer The Watergraafsmeer () is a polder in North Holland, 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. It is among t ...

in Amsterdam, nothing remains of this building. The village contains two primary schools, kindergarten, a small post office, the football club SV Geinburgia, and Geinburgia Tenis. In 2011 the new sports and activity centre MATCHZO was completed in Driemond. The complex comprises a sports hall of approximately 2,000 m2 with two tennis courts, a gymnasium, changing rooms, physiotherapy room, boardroom, village council office and a spacious canteen with 2 billiards and a community centre. SV Geinburgia, Driemond Fit, the billiard club, the Village Council Driemond where also a small post office is located, the Historische Kring Driemond, the Jan Woudsmaschool and the Cornelis Jetsesschool are regular users of the building.

Reunification with Weesp

As of 24 March 2022, the municipality of

merged with the municipality of Amsterdam and, together with Driemond, it forms an

within that municipality with its own ''management committee'' and 'separate status'.

Demographics

In 2001, the village of Driemond had 1422 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.2 km², and contained 571 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'

. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. The statistical district "Driemond", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1600 and 620 houses.

Regions

Maanhof

References

{{Neighborhoods of Amsterdam Populated places in North Holland Geography of Amsterdam Amsterdam-Zuidoost