Amstelveen

Amstelveen
Municipality
Apartment buildings in Amstelveen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°18′N 4°51′E / 52.300°N 4.850°E / 52.300; 4.850
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Region	Amsterdam metropolitan area
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Tjapko Poppens (VVD)
Area [1]
• Total	44.08 km2 (17.02 sq mi)
• Land	41.13 km2 (15.88 sq mi)
• Water	2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[3]
• Total	90,829
• Density	2,208/km2 (5,720/sq mi)
Demonym	Amstelvener
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	1180–1189
Area code	020
Website	www.amstelveen.nl

Amstelveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstəlˈveːn] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, with a population of 92,353 as of 2022.^[4] It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area.

The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the historical villages of Bovenkerk and Nes aan de Amstel. In addition, as well as Downtown Amstelveen (Dutch: Amstelveen stadshart), it contains the following neighbourhoods: Westwijk, Bankras-Kostverloren, Groenelaan, Waardhuizen, Middenhoven, Randwijk, Elsrijk and Keizer Karelpark. The name Amstelveen comes from the Amstel, a local river (as does the name Amsterdam) and veen, meaning fen, peat, or moor. Amstelveen houses the international headquarters of Dutch national airline KLM (although it is slated to leave for Schiphol in 2024)^[5] and KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms. The Cobra Museum is also located in Amstelveen.