Uithoorn originated in the Middle Ages as a river town on the banks of the Amstel. Uithoorn is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality of Uithoorn consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: De Kwakel and Uithoorn.Uithoorn The name (originally "Ute Hoirne ') means the" corner "and is the final piece of land between the lake and the Amstel Zijdel. The peat bog in the river behind the dam formed peat lakes.
In the 18th and 19th century saw the reclamation of the land on which ponds water was captured. Thus in 1770 was around the Bovenkerkerpolder dry, Thamer Binnenpolder in 1851, the North in 1877 and in 1883 the South Legmeer Legmeer. It settled farms and therefore had to develop a new impetus Uithoorn.
The development of Uithoorn was well underway by 1915 in connection with networks (train-Nieuwersluis Haarlem) and by the completion of the provincial road-Haarlem Hilversum in 1942.
After 1945 Uithoorn has developed rapidly. This development was mainly due to the strong economic growth in the southern part of the Amsterdam region.
Related to housing problems of the workers in this region from 1950 until the 70 years in a constant flow of many houses built.
