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Nes aan de Amstel
—  Village  —
View of St. Urbanus over the river Amstel
Coordinates: 52°15′33″N 4°52′15″E / 52.25917°N 4.87083°E / 52.25917; 4.87083
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Population (1 January, 2008)
- Total	480
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	http://www.nesaandeamstel.nl/

Nes aan de Amstel, is a small village which is part of the municipality of Amstelveen in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. The village, which as the name indicates is located on the River Amstel, and is situated on the edge of the Rond Hoep polder. It was established in the 16th century gradually developing since 1947. The landscape is largely determined by the village's Catholic church, St. Urbanuskerk, built to a design by the famous architect Jos Cuypers.

[edit] Events

Dorpfest. Each year in the summer during the village festival, the slob and closed race is organized where approximately 50 participants submit an itinerary through the fields and ditches around the village.

[edit] Notable people

Agatha Deken (1741-1804), writer and poet