Burgwallen Oude Zijde

Burgwallen Oude Zijde

province	North Holland
local community	Amsterdam
Area  - land  - water	0.41  km 2 0.35 km 2 0.06 km 2
Residents	4,245 (Jan 1, 2017)
Coordinates	52 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 54 ′  E
prefix	020
Postcodes	1012
Location of the Burgwallen Oude Zijde neighborhood in Amsterdam

The Burgwallen Oude Zijde , also known as Oude Zijde for short , is a district in the city ​​center of Amsterdam with 3770 inhabitants in 2009 and 4110 inhabitants in 2003, on an area of ​​38 hectares (2011).

history

Around 1200 there was first settlement in Amsterdam on the western bank of the Amstel (along today's Nieuwendijk street ) in the form of a few farms. Between 1200 and 1275, the actual settlement of Amsterdam with its own church ( Oude Kerk ) was built around today's Warmoesstraat (formerly Kerkstraat ), corresponding to today's district. On October 27, 1275, Count Florens V of Holland ( Dutch : Floris V ) granted a customs privilege to Amsterdam, which at the time was still called “Amstelledamme”. This day is considered the official founding date of the city of Amsterdam. Around 1380 the Grimburgwal and Oudezijds Achterburgwal canals were created. The numerous monasteries owned most of the land on Ouden Zijde. After the alteration of 1578, the monasteries were expropriated by the municipality and the land gradually changed to other uses.

The Burgwallen Oude Zijde are located east of the Damrak , near the Dam , and are bordered by the Rokin , the Amstel River , the Geldersekade , the Nieuwmarkt , the Prins Hendrikkade and the Kloveniersburgwal . The Warmoesstraat and the street Nes were originally dikes to protect the Oude Zijde against flooding of the Amstel. The Zeedijk (literally: sea dike) later had this function. The area between today's Zeedijk and Warmoesstraat is known as the red light district De Wallen . The Erotic Museum is located on the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal . The oldest church in Amsterdam, the Oude Kerk , is in the area, as is the former De Waag city scales on the Nieuwmarkt. Here is also the Amsterdam Chinatown and the former Jodenbuurt (= Jewish quarter).

Business

In the postcode area 1012, Burgwallen Oude Zijde, there are many pubs and restaurants. 740 restaurants ( Horecazaken ) in total, including the “Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde” district (as of 2008/2009), including 277 cafés (of 577 in the entire city center) and 351 restaurants (of 863 in the city center). 1,400 people work in the cafes and 2,600 in the restaurants.

Monuments (selection)

In the quarter Burgwallen bustling heart / Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde there are 837 Rijksmonumente (monuments). Information from the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (2011):

Under monument protection: Public urinal . t / o Oudezijds Voorburgwal 193

• House with neck gable, around 1750. Oudezijds Achterburgwal 19 .
• House with swiveled neck gable, 3rd quarter of the 18th century. Oudezijds Achterburgwal 27 .
• Corner house, 1st / 2nd Quarter of the 18th century. Oudezijds Achterburgwal 41 .
• Warehouse, 18th century. Oudezijds Achterburgwal 81 .
• Former official residence for members of the Admiralty, 1764. Oudezijds Achterburgwal 170 .
• Part of the wing of the Bethany Monastery, 15th century. Barndesteeg 10A .
• House with stepped gable, 1st quarter 17th century. Bethaniendwarsstraat 17 .
• Warehouse, 18th century. Bethanienstraat 2 .
• Oude Walenkerk, church from the 15th century. Louise 159 .
• Residential building, 1650. Oude Doelenstraat 20 .
• Public urinal, 1926. t / o Oudezijds Voorburgwal 193 .
• House, 2nd half of the 17th century. Oudezijds Voorburgwal 183 .

Web links

• List of streets: Amsterdam center and Burgwallen Oude Zijde

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 20, 2018 (Dutch)
2. ↑ Number of inhabitants in Burgwallen Oude Zijde 2009 . Dutch, with map. Retrieved January 19, 2013
3. ↑ 4110 inhabitants 2003, area 38 hectares . Dated 2003. Updated February 21, 2011. Dutch, accessed January 19, 2013
4. ↑ History of Amsterdam - A Brief Outline
5. ^ Merian: Amsterdam , Hoffmann & Campe Verlag, ISBN 3-455-27807-8
6. ^ Het ontstaan ​​van Amsterdam . History of Amsterdam, including information about Burgwallen Oude Zijde . Dutch, accessed August 27, 2011
7. ↑ Information about Oude Zijde ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Under: "II. Oudezijde ”. Dutch, accessed August 27, 2011  
8. ↑ Bestemmingsplan Raambordelen Amsterdam ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . PDF, Dutch, accessed August 24, 2012