Binnenstad (; li, Binnestad ; English: Inner city) is a neighbourhood in
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
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. Until 2007, it was officially named City. As its name suggests, it is the most centrally located area of Maastricht.
Notable features
* ''Dinghuis'', a Medieval courthouse
* The ''Dominicanenkerk'' (Dominican Church), a former church now housing a book shop
* ''Entre Deux'', a newly rebuilt shopping centre
* The '
Hoge Brug/Hoeg Brögk' (High Bridge, built 2003), connecting the Binnenstad to
Wyck-Céramique
* The ''Markt'' with the city hall of Maastricht
* The
Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein with the
Basilica of Our Lady, Maastricht
The Basilica of Our Lady ( nl, Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw; li, Slevrouwe ) is a Romanesque church in the historic center of Maastricht, Netherlands. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption ( nl, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopnemi ...
(''Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopneming'')
* The
Vrijthof with the
Basilica of Saint Servatius
The Basilica of Saint Servatius is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Servatius, in the city of Maastricht, the Netherlands. The architecturally hybrid but mainly Romanesque church is situated next to the Gothic church of Saint John, ...
(''Sint-Servaasbasiliek'') and Protestant ''Sint-Janskerk''
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Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius
The Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius is a museum of religious art and artifacts inside the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht, Netherlands.
History
The treasure of the church of Saint Servatius was put together over many centuri ...
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Sint Servaasbrug, 13th-century arch-bridge over the Maas
* The Stokstraat area (''Stokstraatkwartier'')
Impressions
File:Maasbrug, overzicht, reproductie van oude foto - Maastricht - 20145529 - RCE.jpg, Historic picture of the Binnenstad seen from the opposite bank of the Maas
File:Panorama Maastricht.jpg, Panorama, with three churches (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Sint-Janskerk and Sint-Servaasbasiliek)
File:Maastricht Limburg (2391858821).jpg, Pubs on the ''Vrijthof'' square
File:Maastricht Vrijthof from northeast.JPG, View of the ''Vrijthof'' square, with the Maastrichtian perron in the foreground
File:Stokstraat 17 Maastricht.JPG, Shop in the ''Stokstraatkwartier''
File:Maastricht platz vor liebfrauenkirche.jpg, The ''Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein''
File:1, Dinghuis - Maastricht - 20148875 - RCE.jpg, ''Dinghuis'' and the ''Kleine Staat'' street, as it looked in 1957
Location
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Neighbourhoods of Maastricht