What Zorgvlied does

Zorgvlied is a municipal memorial park (gedenkpark) located at Amsteldijk 273, 1079 LL Amsterdam, owned and operated by Gemeente Amstelveen in the Netherlands. The park provides burial and cremation services to residents and families in the Amstelveen and greater Amsterdam area, alongside facilities and programming for funeral ceremonies and remembrance activities. Its core service portfolio includes the Crematorion (on-site crematorium), an Aula for ceremonies, 't Chalet, 't Paviljoen, the Witte Kantoorvilla administrative building, and an aanlegsteiger (waterfront landing pier). A self-guided QR-code route highlights special memorial locations ('bijzondere plekken'), and the park organizes community events including the annual Lichtjesavond (Evening of Lights).

Underlying technology is limited to a content-driven municipal website (zorgvlied.amstelveen.nl, hosted under amstelveen.nl) and the QR-code route; there is no app, no e-commerce, no disclosed API or SDK, and no AI/ML components. Pricing for funeral and memorial services is publicly disclosed under the 'Tarieven Zorgvlied' page, and customer contact is handled by telephone (020 540 49 27) and in-person visits at the park.

Zorgvlied is not a private enterprise but a government-operated public service. It has no shareholders, funding rounds, or external investors; operations are publicly funded through the municipality. Revenue mechanics are fee-based per individual service (burial, cremation, venue rental), distributed across a long tail of household customers rather than enterprise accounts. Marketing is conducted primarily through the official municipal website, with news items and activity announcements functioning as community engagement. Distribution is exclusively on-site and in-person; there is no digital delivery of services. The operation is small in scale, with a reported headcount of approximately five employees.

Name

Zorgvlied

Legal name

Gemeente Amstelveen

Website

https://begraafplaatszorgvlied.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Zorgvlied is a municipal memorial park in Amsterdam operated by Gemeente Amstelveen, providing burial, cremation, and ceremony services to local residents and families across multiple on-site facilities including a crematorium, aula, pavilion, and waterfront landing pier.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Funeral and Cemetery Services

NAICS

Cemeteries and Crematories (812220), Cemeteries and Crematories (81222)

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Memorial park services
• Burial services
• Cremation services
• Funeral ceremonies
• Commemorative activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Zorgvlied is a municipal memorial park providing burial, cremation, and memorial ceremony services through dedicated on-site facilities. Services include funeral arrangements (Begrafenis op Zorgvlied), cremation services (Crematie op Zorgvlied), and rental of multiple distinct venues for farewell ceremonies including 't Chalet, Aula, 't Paviljoen, and the Aanlegsteiger waterfront pier. The park also offers organized community activities such as Lichtjesavond and a self-guided QR-code route through special memorial locations.

Product overview

Zorgvlied is a memorial park (gedenkpark) operated by the Municipality of Amstelveen, offering funeral and cremation services along with dedicated facilities for farewell ceremonies. The portfolio includes multiple distinct venue spaces ('t Chalet, Crematorion, Aula, 't Paviljoen, Witte Kantoorvilla, Aanlegsteiger) for burials and cremations, complemented by activities programming, a QR code route featuring special memorial places, and transparent pricing for all services. The facilities serve as the core product offering, with ancillary services including activity organization and digital navigation through QR-coded locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Begrafenis op Zorgvlied (Burial at Zorgvlied) Burial services offered at the Zorgvlied memorial park, including arrangements and ceremony planning for families and next of kin of deceased individuals in the Amstelveen/Amsterdam area.
• Crematie op Zorgvlied (Cremation at Zorgvlied) Cremation services provided at Zorgvlied's on-site crematorium facility (Crematorion), serving families and next of kin of deceased individuals in the Amstelveen/Amsterdam area.
• Faciliteiten op Zorgvlied (Ceremony venue facilities) Rental of multiple distinct venues at the Zorgvlied memorial park for organizing farewell ceremonies, including 't Chalet, the Aula (main assembly hall), 't Paviljoen, Witte Kantoorvilla, and the Aanlegsteiger waterfront landing pier. Each space offers unique facilities for dignified farewells, available to families arranging burial or cremation services.
• Activiteiten op Zorgvlied (Commemorative activities) Organized commemorative activities at Zorgvlied memorial park, including the Lichtjesavond (Evening of Lights) remembrance event, open to families, visitors, and the local bereaved community in the Amstelveen/Amsterdam area.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Gemeente AmstelveencoreOthersZorgvlied is operated and managed by Gemeente Amstelveen (Municipality of Amstelveen). The municipality owns and runs the memorial park as a public service, with the official website hosted under the municipality's domain (amstelveen.nl).

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Algemeen Belang Uitvaartvereniging: Long-standing Dutch mutual association arranging funerals, cremations, and burials for member families nationwide. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Dutch death care with an established brand and member-driven model overlapping Zorgvlied's municipal/community positioning.
• Monuta: Established Dutch funeral services company providing cremation, burial, and ceremony services plus pre-need arrangements nationwide. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Dutch death care, competing for the same families in the Amsterdam region but with a national footprint and stronger commercial productization.
• De Laatste Eer: Dutch funeral services operator offering cremation, burial, and ceremony coordination across multiple locations in the Netherlands. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing an integrated set of death-care services similar to Zorgvlied's burial/cremation/ceremony bundle.
• DELA: Netherlands' largest mutual cooperative for funeral, cremation, and cemetery services, offering nationwide coverage and integrated death-care products. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating cemeteries and crematoria across the country, though with far greater scale and pre-need insurance capabilities than Zorgvlied.

Direct peers

• Begraafplaats Sint Barbara: Historic Catholic cemetery in central Amsterdam providing burial plots, ceremony facilities, and remembrance spaces. Comparable as a direct geographic peer competing for Amsterdam families seeking traditional burial, with similar ceremony-venue inventory to Zorgvlied.
• De Nieuwe Ooster: Major municipal-style cemetery and crematorium in Amsterdam offering burial, cremation, and ceremony facilities within a park setting. Directly comparable to Zorgvlied in service mix, venue-driven model, and Amsterdam metropolitan catchment.
• Stichting PC Hooft: Amsterdam-area cemetery foundation offering burial and commemoration services in the metropolitan region. Comparable as a direct geographic peer for funeral and cemetery services to Amsterdam households, competing with Zorgvlied for the same local bereaved families.
• Crematorium Westerveld: Large crematorium and memorial park in Driehuis (North Holland) providing cremation services, ceremony venues, and remembrance programming. Comparable as a Dutch regional crematorium/park operator with multiple on-site facilities and a public-facing events calendar.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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