Buiksloot

Buiksloot
Map of Buiksloot
Coordinates:52°23′59″N4°54′59″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Amsterdam

Buikslootis a former village in theDutchprovince ofNorth Holland.It is now a neighbourhood ofAmsterdam-Noord.Buiksloot was a separate municipality from 1811 until 1921, when it was merged withAmsterdam.

From 1888 to 1956, Buiksloot had a tram connection with Amsterdam-Noord andWaterland.TheWaterlandtram had a stop in Buiksloot, near today'sNieuwe Leeuwarderweg.Since 2018, Buiksloot has been cut in half by theNoord/Zuidlijnmetro.

Location

The old village center lies along theBuiksloterdijk(adyke), more specifically at the NorthernIJdijk,betweenNieuwendamandOostzaan.The Buiksloot church, built in 1609, is located behind the dyke. To the west of the village, behind the dyke is theBuiksloterbreek,formed after adyke breach.A part of the presentNieuwendammerdijk(part of Nieuwendam) belonged to Buiksloot. A part of this has been calledLeeuwarderwegsince 1935. TheBuiksloterdijkis intersected by theNieuwe Leeuwarderweg(a road), which opened in 1968.

History

Waterland

Buiksloot is a (former)polder.The village was formed along theWaterlandSea Dyke, erected from the 13th onwards. Buiksloot was first named in 1275, later becoming alinear village.Due to a dyke breach in 1514 south of the (not yetreclaimed)Buikslotermeer,a large amount of the original buildings were washed away and contact between the settlements of Buiksloot andSchellingwoudewas broken off. Here, the settlement ofZunderdorpfounded the new linear village Nieuwendam.

In 1532,Charles Vfounded theHoogheemraadschap(High Water Authority) Waterland for water management north of Buiksloot, fromMonnickendamtoPurmerend.This merged into theHoogheemraadschap NoordhollandsNoorderkwartierin 1919. From then on, the settlement Buiksloot fell under the jurisdiction of thebailiwickWaterland. From the 17th century onwards, the population of Buiksloot exceeded that of theSchellingwoudesettlement, of which it was part until the French era. Between the 17th and 19th century, Buiksloot had between 500 and 800 inhabitants.

Polders of Buiksloot

North ofBuiksloterdijkwas the Buiksloot polder and north of it theZuiderpolder(South polder), which extended into the neighbouring municipality ofLandsmeer,until the municipal boundary was changed in 1966. To the northeast was the partly Buiksloot-owned Buikslotermeer, a polder from 1627. Created in 1851 south of Buiksloot, the Buiksloterham polder initially belonged to Buiksloot, but since 1877 it belongs to the municipality of Amsterdam. Buiksloot has been bisected by the Noordhollands Kanaal since 1824, with amovable bridgeatBuiksloterdijklevel.

Settlement

The settlement of Buiksloot was traditionally one of the six settlements into which the Waterland bailiwick was divided. This designated a particular area where abailiffcould exercise his authority and administer justice. This term survived theBatavian Revolution,but it only kept its meaning in the polder. It was not until 1936 that the Waterland settlements were disbanded.

Accessibility of Amsterdam

From as early as the 14th century there was aferryline to Amsterdam,Buiksloterveer.Since 1556, this line is owned by Amsterdam. In 1659, five cities (Amsterdam,Hoorn,Edam,MonnickendamandPurmerend) agreed to build a network of tow-canals (Zesstedenweg) with a regulartrekschuitservice. In Buiksloot there was acrossroadfrom theIJto the tow-canal northwards, which uses the western ring canal from the reclaimed Buikslotermeer in 1627. This reclaimed land became part of theNoordhollandsch Kanaalin 1824.

Eighty Years' War

Throughout the 16th century, Buiksloot experienced multiple floods, including theAll Saints' Floodof 1570. Because of these floods, certain parts of the village were lost in the waves. At the start of theEighty Years' War/Dutch Revolt (1568-1648)hagepreken(sermons) were held in Buiksloot, among other places. As early as 1572, Waterland assumed apro-prince stance,while Amsterdam remained loyal to the Spanish king until 1578. Several battles between theGeuzen(Beggars) andAlva'sarmy take place around the vicinity.Tradebegins to flourish after 1585, and Buiksloot benefited greatly from this. The village belonged to the settlement of Schellingwoude until 1811, after which it became a separate municipality.

Merger with Amsterdam

As Buiksloot was already strongly connected with Amsterdam (seeAccessibility of Amsterdam), they requested to join the city to benefit from the superior facilities in 1913. It took eight years to officialise themergerbetween Buiksloot and Amsterdam. The municipality was severely impoverished after theflood of 1916,when a large area north of Amsterdam flooded. On the first of January 1921, Buiksloot merged into the municipality of Amsterdam along with Nieuwendam,Ransdorp,SlotenandWatergraafsmeer.

After the merger, the village underwent some major expansions north of theBuiksloterdijkand west of the Noordhollandsch Kanaal withgarden villageBuiksloterham.This garden village was one of the new garden villages inAmsterdam-Noord.East of the canal, you'll find garden village Buiksloot.

New housing estates

In the 1960s-70s, a new district calledBanne Buikslootwas built north of the village. It consists of two parts,Banne-Noord(northern part) andBanne-Zuid(southern part). During the 90s,Banne-Oost(eastern part) was added.

InBuikslotermeer,from the 1960s onwards, many new houses and a mall were built. Old village buildings of Buiksloot on thedykeof theBuikslotermeer,alongside the ring canal, were demolished for this purpose. Also in the western part of the village, between the Buiksloot church and theBuiksloterbreek,many old dyke structures disappeared. Part of the Buiksloot dyke was also excavated for the construction of theNieuwe Purmerweg(a road), which never saw the light of day. Eventually, only the middle part of the village along theBuiksloterdijkwas spared. Buiksloot, along with the garden villages dating from the 1920s, has been part of theRijksbeschermd gezicht Amsterdam-Noord(state protected) since 2014.

Near Buiksloot, close to the Noordhollandsch Kanaal, lies the chalk millD'Admiraal(The Admiral). This mill is the last of its kind.

Notable people from Buiksloot

• M.H. Laddé,photographer and director of thefirst Dutch film
• Erasmus Smit,missionaryinSouth-Africa

References

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Dutch Wikipedia article atnl:Buiksloot;see its history for attribution.