Rapenburg (Amsterdam)
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Rapenburg is a neighbourhood in
Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area. Located in the D ...
. 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 ...
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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 the IJ tunnel to the Waterlooplein.


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