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Olympic Stadium

Located in Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland Coordinates: 52°20′36″ N 4°51′15″ E

Map showing the location of Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium
Location in The Netherlands
Nearest town
Amsterdam-Zuid
1.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol7 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport52 km

About Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium is a landmark. Location: Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland.

From Wikipedia

The Olympic Stadium (Dutch: Olympisch Stadion, Dutch pronunciation: [oːˈlɪmpiˌstaːdijɔn]) is a sporting venue which was used as the main stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The venue is currently used mostly for athletics, other sports events and music concerts. When completed, the stadium had a capacity of 31,600.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1927
Opened
1928
Architect
Jan Wils
Architectural style
Amsterdam School
Heritage designation
Rijksmonument
Official website
olympischstadion.nl

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Olympic Stadium

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (95 mm)
Driest month
April (46 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Olympic Stadium
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°12°17°19°21°22°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)715266465369706387919585

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Olympic Stadium

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 7 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amsterdam, 4 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 7 kmsouthwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 52 kmsouthwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 4 kmnortheast
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 12 kmwest
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 13 kmnorth
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 15 kmwest
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 25 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Olympic Stadium

Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 91 natural sites, 28 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km60 places

  • Bait-ul-Afiyat Attraction 21 kmE
  • Obrechtkerk Attraction 2 kmNE
  • Noorderkerk Attraction 5 kmNE
  • Westerkerk Attraction 4 kmNE

25–60 km71 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 58 kmSW
  • Habana Beach Beach 53 kmSW
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 57 kmN
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 52 kmN

60–100 km125 places

  • Texel Island 82 kmN
  • Putjensberg Mountain 78 kmE
  • Essen Duinen Natural site 100 kmS
  • Poppelsche Leij River 94 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Amsterdam-Zuid Neighbourhood, Zuid
    1.6 km E
  • Osdorp Neighbourhood, Gemeente Amsterdam
    3.9 km NW
  • Jordaan Neighbourhood, Gemeente Amsterdam
    3.9 km NE
  • New West Neighbourhood, Nieuw-West
    3.6 km NW

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