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Weteringschans
Amsterdam-Centrum is the inner-most Boroughs of Amsterdam, borough and historical city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands, containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, Amsterdam-Centrum was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough. The borough is 8.04 km2 and covers the UNESCO-listed Canals of Amsterdam, Amsterdam canal belt. In 2013, the borough had approximately 85,000 inhabitants, who on average had the second-highest income per household in the city (after Amsterdam-Zuid) and one of the highest in the country. Neighborhoods Amsterdam-Centrum consists of fourteen neighborhoods: Binnenstad (Amsterdam), Binnenstad (comprising the Burgwallen Oude Zijde and Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde areas), Grachtengordel (including the Negen Straatjes district), Haarlemmerbuurt (Amsterdam), Haarlemmerbuurt, Jodenbuurt, Jordaan, Kadijken (Amsterdam), Kadijken, Lastage, Oosterdokseiland, Oostelijke Eilanden (including the Czaar Peterbuurt), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boroughs Of Amsterdam
The boroughs of Amsterdam (; "city parts") are the seven principal subdivisions of the municipality of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Each borough is governed by a directly elected district committee (''bestuurscommissie''). The first Amsterdam boroughs were created in 1981, with other boroughs created in later years. The last area to be granted the status of borough was Amsterdam-Centrum (2002). The existing system of seven boroughs, covering most parts of Amsterdam, is the result of a major borough reform in 2010. The current boroughs have populations of around 80,000 to 150,000, which is the equivalent to an average-sized municipality in the Netherlands. Since 2022, there is also the urban area () Weesp. Borough government Until 2014, the Amsterdam boroughs had the status of submunicipalities (''deelgemeenten''), a form of government which existed only in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Westpoort, however, was governed by the central municipal authorities and therefore not a submunici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grachtengordel
The Grachtengordel (, ), known in English as the Canal District, is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the Amsterdam-Centrum, Centrum district. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam, located in the center of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010. The Amsterdam Canal District consists of the area around the city's four main canals: the Singel, the Herengracht, the Keizersgracht, and the Prinsengracht. From the Brouwersgracht, the canals are generally parallel with one another, leading gradually southeast into the Amstel river. Many of the canal houses in the Amsterdam Canal District are from the Dutch Golden Age, 17th century. Many of these buildings, however, underwent restoration or reconstruction in various centuries, meaning that the buildings display many different architectural styles and facades. History Until the end of the 16th century, the city of Amsterdam encompassed the area inside the Singel and what is now K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negen Straatjes
Negen Straatjes (; ) is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the Grachtengordel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Overview Negen Straatjes comprises nine side streets off the Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht and Singel in central Amsterdam which have been promoting themselves with that name since the 1990s. Together they form a sub-neighborhood within the larger western Grachtengordel The Grachtengordel (, ), known in English as the Canal District, is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the Amsterdam-Centrum, Centrum district. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam, located in the center of Amsterdam, wer ... (), one with many small and diverse shops and restaurants. The construction in this area goes back to the first half of the 17th century. Negen Straatjes is bordered on the north by the Raadhuisstraat and on the south by the Leidsegracht. In between, the Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht and Singel are intersected by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westelijke Eilanden (Amsterdam)
Westelijke Eilanden (; "Western Islands") are three islands in the Amsterdam-Centrum, Centrum district of Amsterdam: Bickerseiland, Prinseneiland and Realeneiland. They are located to the south of IJ (Amsterdam), the IJ and the Zeeheldenbuurt, to the north of the railway line between Amsterdam Centraal station, Central Station and Amsterdam Sloterdijk station, Amsterdam-Sloterdijk, to the west of the Westerdok and to the east of the Planciusbuurt on the Westerkanaal. The Westelijke Eilanden form the core of the Golden Reael area, which also includes the adjacent Westerdok island, the Haarlemmerbuurt (Amsterdam), Haarlemmerbuurt and the Planciusbuurt. The Westelijke Eilanden form a small world apart from the city. They are suitable for walks, which Joannes Antonides van der Goes recommended in a poem, ''Ystroom'', as early as 1671. They are often used for filming. There have always been warehouses and shipyards on the Westelijke Eilanden. They formed an important part of the atmos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uilenburg (Amsterdam)
Uilenburg is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Uilenburg is an island surrounded by the Oudeschans canal to the northwest, the Houtkopersburgwal canal to the southwest, the Uilenburgergracht to the southeast and the Rapenburgwal The Rapenburgwal () is a canal in Amsterdam in the east of the Amsterdam-Centrum district, in the Lastage neighborhood. Location The canal forms the northeast border of the island of Uilenburg. It is connected to Oudeschans and Uilenburger ... to the northeast. The Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat runs along the length of the island, crossing the Houtkopersburgwal and Uilenburgergracht by bridges. Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam {{NorthHolland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapenburg (Amsterdam)
Rapenburg is a neighbourhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The main street is also called Rapenburg. Rapenburg is located in the centre of Amsterdam, on the northeastern side, close to the IJ. As of the year 2022, its population was 990. Rapenburg was first built in the 1590s and was home to many shipmakers, due to its location near to the IJ and the River Amstel The Amstel () is a river in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It flows from the Aarkanaal and Drecht in Nieuwveen northwards, passing Uithoorn, Amstelveen, and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, to the IJ in Amsterdam, to which the rive .... Galleries File:J.H. Schaefer, Afb PBKD00219000002.jpg, link=, Rapenburg circa 1900 File:Witsen, Willem (1860-1923), Afb 010094008221.jpg, link=, Bridge in Rapenburg, 1911 File:Het West Indisch Huys - Amsterdam 1655.png, link=, The West Indian Warehouse, built in 1642. File:Vanuit IJ tunnel naar Waterlooplein - Amsterdam - 20021340 - RCE.jpg, link=, View in 1972 from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plantage (Amsterdam)
Plantage is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands located in its Centrum borough. It is bordered by the Entrepotdok to the north, Plantage Muidergracht to the east and south and Nieuwe Herengracht to the west. In the centre of the neighbourhood lies the Natura Artis Magistra zoo. It had a population of 1,980 in 2017. History Early years The area came within Amsterdam city limits after the completion of the fourth large urban expansion of 1663. Due to an economic crisis caused by the Rampjaar events, the city government could not find enough buyers for the land. Construction in the area, which was then called ''Plantagie'' or ''Plantaadje'', stagnated as a result. Instead, pleasure gardens and orchards were built where Amsterdam's citizens could go and relax in green surroundings. The plots of land in the neighbourhood were leased by the city for a period of 20 years (with the possibility of a 10-year extension). This was because the city council intended to sell the parcel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czaar Peterbuurt
Czaar Peterbuurt is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether .... Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam {{NorthHolland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oostelijke Eilanden
Oostelijke Eilanden (; lit. Eastern Islands), also known as Oostelijke Eilanden en Kadijken (Eastern Islands and Quays), is a neighbourhood in the centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ..., consisting of Kattenburg, Wittenburg and Oostenburg. Geography The islands are bounded to the south by the Nieuwe Vaart and to the north by the Dijksgracht. They are separated by the Kattenburgervaart between Kattenburg and Wittenburg, as well as by the Wittenburgervaart between Wittenburg and Oostenburg. Oostenburg contains what remains of the Oostenburgervaart. Notable buildings include the Oosterkerk and 's Lands Zeemagazijn (Het Scheepvaartmuseum), as well as the INIT Building, which houses '' de Volkskrant'', '' Trouw'' and '' Het Parool''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oosterdokseiland
Oosterdokseiland (Dutch: "Eastern Dock Island") is an island that forms a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands just to the east of Amsterdam Centraal railway station. History The nucleus of the island was created in 1832 when the Oosterdok was dammed off from the IJ. It was expanded to its current size when the first railroad was constructed at the site in the 1870s. In the 1960s the main Amsterdam post office was built on the island, which was torn down in 2005. Current Situation The Oosterdokseiland is now home to a mix of public and private users. This includes the Amsterdam Public Library (main branch), the Amsterdam Conservatory, a flagship location of Enterprise Rent-a-Car (main branch), a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, a Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant, with an average radius of about 9 times that of Earth. It has an eighth the average density of Earth, but is over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lastage
Lastage is a neighborhood in the Centrum borough of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located between the Geldersekade and Oudeschans canals, and north of Sint Antoniesbreestraat, just east of old medieval city, and developed as the city's first maritime industrial quarter. Boundaries For statistical purposes, the city defines the neighborhood (''buurt'') as a smaller area than the historical one, being bound by the Geldersekade to the west, the Rechtboomssloot to the southwest, the Oudeschans to the east, the Waalseilandsgracht and the Prins Hendrikkade to the north. The neighbourhood is part of the larger statistical district (''wijk'') named Nieuwmarkt/Lastage, centered on Nieuwmarkt Square; it is protected as a heritage site. This district is boundered by the Kloveniersburgwal and Gelderskade to the west, the Binnen-Amstel to the south, the Nieuwe Herengracht to the east, and the IJ to the north. History The oldest historical record of the use of the Lastage dates from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
