Amsterdam Oud-Zuid

Amsterdam Oud-Zuid

province	North Holland
local community	Amsterdam
Area  - land  - water	7.03  km 2 6.45 km 2 0.58 km 2
Residents	85,875 (Jan 1, 2010)
Coordinates	52 ° 21 '  N , 4 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 21 '  N , 4 ° 53'  E
Important traffic route
prefix	020
Location of the Oud-Zuid district in Amsterdam

Concertgebouw

Olympic stadium

Oud-Zuid ( German  Alt-Süd ) is a former district in the municipality of Amsterdam , which was created in 1998 from the districts of Zuid and De Pijp . In this merger, the Prinses Irenebuurt merged with the Rivierenbuurt and Buitenveldert in the new Zuideramstel district . 2010 Oud-Zuid the borough Amsterdam-Zuid affiliated.

On January 1, 2017, the district had 85,875 inhabitants. Among other things, Amsterdam's most famous park, the Vondelpark , the Olympic Stadium and the Museum Quarter are located here.

Quarter in Oud-Zuid

Oud-Zuid is divided into ten residential areas:

• Oude Pijp
• Nieuwe Pijp
• Diamantbuurt (German diamond quarter )
• Museumkwartier (German Museum Quarter ; colloquially also Concertgebouwbuurt , German Konzerthausviertel )
• Duivelseiland (German Devil's Island )
• Willemspark (German Wilhelmspark )
• Apollobuurt (German Apolloviertel ; colloquially also Beethovenbuurt , German Beethovenviertel )
• Stadionbuurt (German stadium district )
• Schinkelbuurt (German Schinkelviertel )
• Hoofddorppleinbuurt (German Hofddorpplatzviertel , belonging to it: Schinkel bedrijventerrein (German industrial area Schinkel ))

Cultural attractions

• the Rijksmuseum (Stadhouderskade 42)
• the Stedelijk Museum (Paulus Potterstraat 13)
• the Van Gogh Museum (Paulus Pottertstraat 7)
• the Concertgebouw (Concertgebouwplein 2–6)
• the Amsterdam School of Architecture (Plan Zuid)

Web links

Commons : Amsterdam Oud-Zuid  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Oud-Zuid on the website of the municipality of Amsterdam (Dutch)
• Oud-Zuid on the Amsterdam Tourist Office website (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2009-2012 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 25, 2018 (Dutch)