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28-458: Wilp was a separate municipality between 1812 and 1818, when it was merged with Voorst. It was first mentioned between 840 and 849 as Huilpa. The etymology is unknown. The settlement started along the IJssel river. Around 765, a chapel was founded by Lebuinus . During the 19th century, a linear settlement appeared along the road from Deventer to Voorst . The church dates from the 11th century,

56-586: A strait between sea islands , Vlieland and Terschelling . It seems that the firmly below-sea-level excoriations in the far north (the Groote Vliet ) by Medemblik and the IJ (near Amsterdam ) were all deep parts of the same body of water in the height of the Roman Warm Period and Medieval Dark Age sea rises (transgressions). Most of the surrounding basin of the vast harbour-like body of water of

84-546: A name still in use for the region. The names of the settlements Amstelhoek (Amstel Bend), Amsterdam (Amstel Dam), Nes aan de Amstel (Headland upon Amstel), and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (Old Church upon Amstel) on the banks of the Amstel were derived from the river's name. The Amstel was formed around 1050 BC when a freshwater river cut into a tidal channel of the IJ which are now Damrak and Rokin . The Amstel begins where

112-474: A quite small delta . Some of these have been dammed up to lower the risk of flooding . Some have silted up. Others flow without interruption. Most of the damming-up was done before 1932, when the Zuiderzee was turned into the freshwater IJsselmeer lake. The whole delta had been prone to flooding in times of northwestern gales , pushing back the saline Zuiderzee water into the delta. The modern-day names of

140-406: A small island in the river named Amsteleiland, and on the eastern bank the town of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel , where the river is joined by the tributary river Bullewijk . After this the Amstel flows into the city of Amsterdam . In Amsterdam, the canals Duivendrechtsevaart and Weespertrekvaart are tributaries to the Amstel. There are several historical bridges crossing the river, among which are

168-634: Is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee ), a North Sea natural harbour . It more immediately flows into the east-south channel around the Flevopolder , Flevoland which is kept at 3 metres below sea level. This body of water is then pumped up into

196-733: Is near Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany. First it flows south-west until it nearly reaches the Rhine near Wesel ; then it turns west northwest . After skirting Isselburg it crosses the border with the Netherlands. The river then flows through Doetinchem and joins the IJssel at Doesburg. The average daily discharge can change greatly. It has been, over long periods, averaged as about 300 cubic meters per second. It can be as low as 140 and as high as 1800, depending on

224-511: Is now a 70 km tributary. The connection between the Rhine and IJssel was probably artificial , allegedly dug by men under the Roman general Nero Claudius Drusus c. 12 BCE as a defence against Germanic tribes and to let Roman ships carry troops along it. The Oude IJssel is the second-largest contributor to the flow of the river, after the Rhine. The source of the Oude IJssel

252-673: The Berlagebrug , Magere Brug , and Blauwbrug . In the city center, the river is connected to several city canals , which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The Amstel Hotel , Royal Theater Carré , H'ART Museum , city hall in the Stopera , and Allard Pierson Museum are located on the eastern bank of the river. The river continues via the Rokin to the Langebrugsteeg before being routed underground through pipes, passing under

280-665: The IJ in Amsterdam , to which the river gives its name. Annually, the river is the location of the Liberation Day concert, Head of the River Amstel rowing match, and the Amsterdam Gay Pride boat parade. The name Amstel and the older form Aemstel are derived from Amestelle , which is a compound of the words aam or ame meaning water and stelle meaning solid, high, and dry ground. In

308-457: The Meuse nor Great Ouse . Deposition of sediment to form islands in the outside of bends has been curtailed since the late nineteenth century. Since the connection between the Rhine and IJssel was dug, the Rhine became the main contributor to the flow of the IJssel – a small fraction of the former's flow makes up the upper IJssel. Various tributaries add a little or much water to the flow of

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336-805: The Nederrijn which shares its short inflow, the Pannerdens Kanaal , it is a minor discharge of the Rhine. At the fork where the Kanaal is sourced the Rhine takes the name the Waal . This splitting-off is west of the German border. The Waal in turn interweaves with other rivers and the lower course of the Nederrijn, which altogether is known as the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta . The name contains

364-545: The Roman Warm Period , the Zuiderzee in highly glaciated times was a brackish, sometimes tidal, very broad set of mudflats , the Vlies (Latin: Flevo ). The IJssel and Amstel kept a saline-freshwater balance, and northward flow, enabling islands and banks to build up. Among these are rare zones just above sea level: Kampen , Elburg and north-east bank once wooded strip from Nijemirdum to Stavoren . However,

392-425: The digraph ij , used throughout modern Dutch orthography , which is why both letters appear capitalized (as in: IJmuiden and IJsselmeer ). The name IJssel (older Isla , Isala , from * Īsalō ), is thought to either have been derived from a Proto-Indo-European root *eis- "to move quickly" ( Old Norse eisa "to race forward", Latin ira "anger") or a possible Old European stratum source. Before

420-487: The 12th century, Amestelle was used for the area or gouw that was closed in by the rivers Amstel and Bullewijk and the bay IJ . Between the 12th and 14th centuries, the area was developed and ruled by the Van Amstel family . The river Amstel was named after this land area. Between 1525 and 1990, the water board or hoogheemraadschap of the area through which the river flows was Amstelland (Amstel Land),

448-617: The IJssel, such as the Berkel and Schipbeek streams from relatively local precipitation . The IJssel, if accepted as a branch of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta , is the only one that takes up tributary rivers rather than giving rise to distributaries. It has no contact with the Meuse, nor Scheldt, nor their resultant watercourses. In the last few miles of the river's run, near the city of Kampen , distributaries form, resulting in

476-598: The IJsselmeer. It is sometimes called the Gelderse IJssel ( IPA: [ˌɣɛldərsə ˈʔɛisəl] ; "Gueldern IJssel") to distinguish it from the Hollandse IJssel . It is in the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel , the latter of which was named after this river. The Romans knew the river as Isala . It flows from Westervoort , on the east side of the city of Arnhem . Similar to

504-639: The Netherlands is reclaimed from it (nationally called polderisation; in England called the making of a fen). The river was a natural barrier and in April 1945 was stormed by assault troops of the Allied armies liberating the Netherlands from the occupying forces of Nazi Germany . Most of the IJssel was the lower part of the small river Oude IJssel (lit. "Old IJssel", German Issel ), that rises in Germany and

532-664: The North Sea, locally to form (or re-form) the Zuiderzee, reasserted itself – the so-called Dunkirk transgressions . By the time these were tamed ( terraformed ) the IJssel had formed many of its new short distributaries to dissipate its flow. The submerged old delta is traceable out from its sea level elevation point at Zwolle throughout the broadest parts of the IJsselmeer ; the lands of Emmeloord , Lelystad and south of Dronten are relatively recent reclamations. They were continuations of these old, broad troughs, and lie six metres below sea level. The name Vlie refers to

560-567: The Regtediep or Rechterdiep until well into the twentieth century. The IJssel, now mainly a Rhine branch as to its water, has retained most of the character of a distinct river in its own right. It has its own tributaries and, as to the Old IJssel ( Oude IJssel ), a former headstream . The following canals , long ditches and tributary streams feed the IJssel, in downstream order: Road bridges across river IJssel (with nearest places on

588-411: The canal Aarkanaal and the river Drecht meet, just north of the village Nieuwveen in the province of South Holland . Here the river forms the border between the provinces of South Holland and North Holland and flows in northeastern direction. The Amstel passes the hamlet Vrouwenakker and is then joined by the tributary river Kromme Mijdrecht . On the northern bank is the town Uithoorn and on

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616-513: The delta branches are, west to east, the: Of these, the first-stated two are the main navigations. The Noorddiep has been stopped up at both ends. Another branch, De Garste, had already completely silted up by the middle of the nineteenth century. Until about 1900, the Ganzendiep up to the Goot fork was known as IJssel proper as was the historical main channel. The present main channel was named

644-433: The early 20th century, it changed to an electromotor, but in 1941, it was put back into service. In 1991, the wind mill was restored and often used to grind fodder . In 1840, Wilp was home to 1,103 people. Estate Lathmer is nowadays used as a school for children with general learning disabilities. IJssel The IJssel ( Dutch: [ˈɛisəl] ; Dutch Low Saxon : Iessel(t) [ˈisəl(t)] )

672-731: The filled in part of the Rokin and Dam Square before remerging into the Damrak at the Oudebrugsteeg. The river then passes beneath the Prins Hendrikkade before empyting into the Open Havenfront  [ nl ] . The original course continues with Damrak, after which it passes Stationseiland, an artificial island with Amsterdam Centraal station , and flows into the former bay IJ . A nationally televised concert

700-632: The left and right bank): Railroad bridges (with nearest train station on the left and right bank): Only those ferries capable of carrying motorised vehicles are included. River Amstel The Amstel ( Dutch: [ˈɑmstəl] ) is a river in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands . It flows from the Aarkanaal and Drecht in Nieuwveen northwards, passing Uithoorn , Amstelveen , and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel , to

728-401: The southern bank is the village Amstelhoek . Here the river forms the border between the provinces of Utrecht and North Holland. Further on, the river is joined by the tributary river Oude Waver . From here onwards, the river flows northward through the province of North Holland. The Amstel passes the village Nes aan de Amstel . On the western bank is the town Amstelveen , where there is

756-438: The tower has been enlarged around 1500. In 1945, it was damaged and restored between 1949 and 1953. The estate Lathmer was originally a havezate and probably dated from the 16th century. A new estate was built in 1866 which burned down in 1911, and was replaced by the current building which was based on drawings of the old havezate. The Wilpermolen is a grist mill which was originally built in 1736 and rebuilt in 1766. In

784-573: The velocity of the water arriving from upstream and the weirs west of Arnhem, which control the water taken in. These control the Pannerdens Kanaal, the sole inflow (shared with the Nederrijn). As a lowland river in which velocity decreases, the IJssel meanders . Some bends (and spurs of land, hank ) have been cut off by man such as near Rheden and Doesburg , reducing the length from 146  km to 125 km, but not as radically as

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