Bosbaan rowing course

A Junior Double Scull at the Bosbaan

Bosbaan is a rowing lake situated in the Amsterdamse Bos (Amsterdam Woods) in Buitenveldert, Netherlands. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the Buitenveldert is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands and is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. The Bosbaan (literal translation: Woods Course) is the oldest manmade rowing course in the world.

The course was built in 1936 as part of an employment project and originally had five lanes, but was then widened to six lanes in 1954 when Amsterdam hosted the European Rowing Championships, the first international event where women were allowed to participate as elite rowers. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The European Rowing Championships is an International Rowing Regatta organised by FISA (the International Rowing Federation

Since 2001, the Bosbaan measures 2200 metres in length, 118 metres across and features 8 lanes. In July 2005 the first international championships (since the expansion of 2001) took place at the Bosbaan: the WU23 (World Championships Under 23).

Coordinates: 52°19′35″N 4°50′16″E / 52.32639, 4.83778