The Kattenburgervaart is a short canal in
Amsterdam
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that runs through the
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 ...
(Eastern Islands).
The canal separates the island of Wittenburg, which was built in the 17th century, from the island of Kattenburg.
The Kattenburgervaart runs parallel to the
Wittenburgervaart (to the east) from the
Nieuwe Vaart
The Nieuwe Vaart or Nieuwevaart is a 17th-century canal in Amsterdam that runs from the center to Amsterdam-Oost (Amsterdam East).
Kromhout Museum is located on the Nieuwe Vaart.
On this site, the Westkap is still used as a shipyard, but the Oost ...
to the
Dijksgracht.
Bridges
Four bridges cross the canal:
*the Paerlduiker (bridge number 91) at the Nieuwe Vaart, between the Wittenburgergracht and Kattenburgergracht streets, which form part of the so-called Eilandboulevard.
*the Kippebrug (bridge number 270), a fixed bridge for cyclists from 1923 in the Wittenburgerkade.
*the Witte Katbrug (bridge number 1914), an arched bridge for pedestrians and cyclists in the Jacob Burggraafstraat.
*the Zebrabrug (bridge number 389), in the Derde Wittenburgerdwarsstraat.
On the extension of the Kattenburgervaart, there were two bridges over the former Binnenhaven.
The missing bridges are numbers 268 and 269, the last of which was also known as the Worm bridge .
File:Jan Gabrielsz. Sonjé 001.jpg ,
File:J.H. Schaefer, Afb PBKD00142000002.jpg , Kattenburgervaart from the Dijksgracht. Left: Oosterkerk. c. 1900
File:Kattenburgervaart, foto 3 Jacob Olie (max res).jpg , Kattenburgervaart. Three-masted ''Vondel'' with Betsy and Cato. Jacob Olie
Jacob Olie (1834 – 1905) was a photographer from Amsterdam known for his scenes of everyday life there.
Olie was born in Amsterdam and was trained as a carpenter and draughtsman.Jacob Olie (Jbz) in the RKD He became a teacher at the local sch ...
(1895)
See also
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Canals of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than of ''grachten'' (canals), about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals (Herengracht, Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht), dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age, form co ...
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Canals in Amsterdam