Admiralenbuurt

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Admiralenbuurt
province North Holland North Holland
local community Flag of the Amsterdam municipality Amsterdam
Coordinates 52 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 51 ′  E
prefix 020

The Admiralenbuurt ( German  Admiralenviertel ) has existed since the 1920s and has been a district in the Amsterdam-West district , North Holland province , since 2010 .

history

In the 1920s, the district was laid out as a residential area by the then existing "Plan West", which was intended to expand the city in the former municipality of Sloten . Since May 2010 , with the new subdivision of the districts of Amsterdam , Sloten belongs to the western district of Amsterdam. Between 1990 and 2010 the Admiralenbuurt belonged to the De Baarsjes district . In 1924 the “buurt” (German: residential area ) was named after Dutch admirals. Many street names are also named after them. The main or commercial street is Jan van Evertsenstraat, which was renovated in 2005 and 2012.

Mercatorplein

The Admiralengracht (former name: "Molensloot") runs right through the quarter . At the end of the canal is the Erasmuspark. Admiralenbuurt center of the place Mercatorplein , named after the cartographers and philosophers Gerardus Mercator . In 1925, the "Plein" (square) was laid out according to designs by the Dutch architect HP Berlage . Trams 7 and 13 stop at Mercatorplein . No. 7 goes in the direction of: Kinkerbrug - Witte de Withstraat - Jan Evertsenstraat - Mercatorplein - Hoofdweg - Bos en Lommerplein and No. 13: Wiegbrug - Admiraal de Ruijterweg - Jan Evertsenstraat - Mercatorplein - Jan Evertsenstraat.

literature

  • Paul Arnoldussen, Mercatorplein, beeld van een wereld in Amsterdam . Uitgeverij Mets, 1998. ISBN 90-5330-246-8

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Duurzame January Evertsenstraat ( Memento of 9 August 2013 Internet Archive ). Amsterdam municipality, March 17, 2011. Dutch, accessed March 26, 2013
  2. ↑ Magazine Wijken in uitvoering (PDF; 7.6 MB). From Rijksoverheid of October 24, 2012. Section “Amsterdam West”. Dutch, accessed March 26, 2013
  3. ^ Author: Erik Swierstra, January 2010 . Dutch, accessed February 22, 2011