Amsterdamse Bos
| Amsterdamse Bos | |
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Amsterdamse Bos in the summer of 2006 | |
| Type | Public park |
| Location |
Aalsmeer, Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°18′39″N 4°49′57″E / 52.3108°N 4.8325°ECoordinates: 52°18′39″N 4°49′57″E / 52.3108°N 4.8325°E |
| Area | 10 km2 (2,471 acres) |
| Operated by | City of Amsterdam |
| Visitors | 4.5 million |
| Open | All year |
The Amsterdamse Bos (English: Amsterdam Forest) is an English park or landscape park in the municipalities Amstelveen and Amsterdam. And although most of the park is located in Amstelveen, the owner of the park is the City of Amsterdam. Annually, almost 4.5 million people visit the park, which has a size of 1,000 hectares and is approximately three times the size of Central Park.[1]
Zonneweide is a nudist area.
References
- ↑ Amsterdamse Bos - English site. City of Amsterdam. Retrieved on 2008-11-27.
External links
- (Dutch) Amsterdamse Bos - Homepage (official website)
- Live weather in Amsterdamse Bos, follow live updates on Twitter (meteoamstelveen)
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