Kinkerbuurt () is the neighborhood in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
,
Netherlands
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. Along with the
Overtoombuurt
Overtoombuurt is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Along with the Kinkerbuurt, it is part of the larger neighborhood of Oud-West in the borough of Amsterdam-West. The borough administration distinguishes several smaller areas within t ...
, it is part of the neighborhood of
Oud-West in the
borough
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History
In the Middle ...
of
Amsterdam-West
Amsterdam-West () is a borough (Dutch: ''stadsdeel'') of Amsterdam, Netherlands, to the west of the centre of the city. This borough was formed in 2010 through the merging of four former boroughs Oud West, Westerpark, De Baarsjes and Bos en Lommer ...
. It was built at the beginning of the twentieth century when
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
was being expanded.
Kinkerstraat, the area's main shopping street, was named after
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
poet and lawyer
Johannes Kinker
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.
The borough administration distinguishes several smaller areas within the Kinkerbuurt: the ''Bellamybuurt'', the ''Van Lennepbuurt'' and the ''Da Costabuurt''.
References
External links
Kinkerbuurt Kinkerbuurt Online
Amsterdam-West
Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam
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