Amsterdam center

Amsterdam center

province	North Holland
local community	Amsterdam
Area  - land  - water	8.04  km 2 6.31 km 2 1.73 km 2
Residents	86,422 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates	52 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 54 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	020
Location of the Centrum district in Amsterdam

Aerial view of Amsterdam-Centrum

Queen's Day 2010

Amsterdam-Centrum is a district of the metropolitan municipality of Amsterdam in the Dutch province of North Holland . The city center ( Dutch Centrum ) had 86,422 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and an area of ​​8.04 km², of which 1.73 km² is water.

Residential area in Amsterdam-Centrum

• Burgwallen Oude Zijde
• Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde
• Canal belt west
• Canal belt south
• Nieuwmarkt and Lastage
• Westelijke Eilanden (Western Islands) and Gouden Reael
• Haarlemmerbuurt
• Jordaan
• Weteringschans
• Weesperbuurt and Plantation
• Oostelijke Eilanden (Eastern Islands) and Kadijken
• Rapenburg

Attractions

• Dam main square in the center of the city
• Paleis op de Dam Royal Palace
• Madame Tussauds wax museum
• Homomonument
• Oude Kerk
• De Wallen red light district
• Nine Streets (Negen Straatjes) picturesque neighborhood with many small shops and restaurants
• Paradiso concert hall (rock, folk, soul, country, reggae, blues), club and cultural center
• Melkweg multimedia center for pop music, dance, theater, film and other visual arts
• Bloemenmarkt (flower market) on the Singel
• Diamond museum
• Aletta Institute for Women's History
• The Amsterdam Dungeon
• Hendrikje Pocket Museum
• Amsterdam Pipe Museum Tobacco Pipe Museum
• Amsterdam Tulip Museum Tulip Museum
• Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum

literature

• Martha Bakker: Stadsatlas Amsterdam. Stadskaarten en street name Verklaart . Amsterdam Publishers 2006, ISBN 90-74891-31-4 .

Web links

Commons : Amsterdam-Centrum  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Stadsdeel Centrum on the website of the municipality of Amsterdam (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Kerncijfers stadsdelen 2017 Gemeente Amsterdam, accessed on April 20, 2018 (Dutch)