Overtoomse Veld is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is named for the Overtoomse Sluis, which was an old portage point dating from the 14th century on a major cargo route to and from Amsterdam at the junction of two waterschap areas, Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland and Hoogheemraadschap van Amstelland. In neighborhood Overtoomse Veld-Noord the following streets are named after Dutch painters from the 19th and 20th century: In neighborhood Overtoomse Veld-Midden the following streets are named after philosophers: For the Delflandpleinbuurt area in Overtoomse Veld-Zuid, the names come from places in Delfland: