Amstenrade is a village in the municipality of Beekdaelen, in the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1274 as Anstenroden, and means "cultivation of the forest of Ansto (person)".

[3] Amstenrade developed in the Middle Ages on a plateau.

The village concentrated around Amstenrade Castle and the road from Sittard to Heerlen.

[5] The original Amstenrade Castle  [nl] dated from the late-13th century.