De Baarsjes

De Baarsjes

province	North Holland
local community	Amsterdam
Coordinates	52 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 51 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	020
Location of the De Baarsjes neighborhood in Amsterdam

De Baarsjes is a district in the municipality of Amsterdam in the Amsterdam-West district and is located in the Dutch province of North Holland with an area of ​​1.64 km² and a population of around 34,000 with 126 nationalities (as of 2012).

history

The name De Baarsjes comes from the former village of the same name.

In the 17th century there was a hostel called De Drie Baarsjes in the still rural area . De Baarsjes was first reported on official documents on May 27, 1642.

In 1904 the tram line ("Tramlijn") between Amsterdam - Haarlem and Zandvoort was built and at the same time the Admiraal de Ruijterweg was laid out. This area was named Trompbuurt and belonged to the former municipality of Sloten . Since 1921 Sloten has been part of the municipality of Amsterdam. With the annexation of Sloten, the Chasseebuurt residential area was created on the southern side of A. de Ruijterweg . This quarter was expanded between 1920 and 1930 due to the "Plan West" in the style of the Amsterdam School ( Amsterdamse School ) and in 1925 the Mercatorplein was created. The neighborhoods Mercatorbuurt, Admiralenbuurt, Chasseebuurt, Trompbuurt and Postjesbuurt have been part of De Baarsjes since 1990 . It borders the Rembrandtpark and the Erasmuspark. The trams No. 7, 12, 13, 14 and 17 run through the district (as of September 2009).

Natural garden

The Natuurtuin Slatuinen (“Natural Garden Salad Garden”), named after the Slatuinenweg (literally: “Salatgartenweg”), is located in the Chasseebuurt residential area between the Slatuinenweg, the Chasseestraat, the A. de Ruijterweg and the Jacob van Wassenaar − Obdamstraat. At the beginning of the 21st century the "garden" was used as a small park and was called Wilhelmina − Parkje . Until 1984 the area belonged to the Hendriksen family and was known as Terrein Hendriksen as a tree nursery and market garden . At the beginning of the 1980s, the tree nursery was closed and the site overgrown until the municipality of Amsterdam decided in 1986 to cut around 40 trees. In 1991 residents took the initiative to convert the former tree nursery into a natural garden with a social function. The city council approved the proposal. Since then, the garden has been tended to with the help of twelve volunteers and one paid employee and opened to residents at certain times. The garden is also often referred to by users as a small hidden paradise (“hidden Paradijsje”).

Culture

De Baarsjes has seven religious institutions, churches (Kerken) and mosques (Moskee).

• The Moroccan mosque An-Nour-Moskee in the Witte de Withstraat.
• The Turkish mosque Ayasofya Moskee on Postjesweg ( Millî Görüş )
• A Pakistani mosque, Moskee Ghousia al Masjid, on Baarsjesweg
• The Roman Catholic Church Augustinuskerk , part of the Nieuw Vredenburgh nursing home
• The Jerusalemkerk (Jerusalem Church) on Jan Maijenstraat
• A Surinamese Church of the Pentecostal church , Maranatha Ministries
• The Universele Kerk van Gods Rijk (literally: Universal Church of the Kingdom of God) in the Jan Evertsenstraat
• The Chasseekerk (Chasseekirche) from 1924 to 1926. No longer serves religious gatherings. The district council wants to build an apartment complex at this point.

Residential area in De Baarsjes

The district consists of five neighborhoods:

• Admiralenbuurt . It was laid out around 1920 and has been in the De Baarsjes district since 1990, and has been part of Amsterdam-West since May 2010. The name comes from Dutch and Zeeland (Zeeuwse) admirals after which several streets got their names. The Admiralengracht is located in this residential area.
• Chasseebuurt , named after the Chasseestraat, surrounded by Baarsjesweg, Postjesweg, Admiraal de Ruijterweg, Admiralengracht and Jan Evertsenstraat.

Maarten Hapertszoon Trompstraat

• Mercatorbuurt . The Mercatorplein was designed by the architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage . The square got its name after the cartographer Gerardus Mercator and was modernized in 2009, including more green areas.
• Postjesbuurt . This quarter borders partly on the Rembrandtpark. This is where the Surinameplein is located, where annually on June 30th and July 1st there is a commemoration for the abolition of slavery.
• Trompbuurt , named after the seafarer Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp . The Trompbuurt was formerly in the municipality of Sloten and has belonged to the municipality of Amsterdam since 1921.

literature

• Ton Heijdra, Bos en Lommer en de Baarsjes , Uitgeverij René de Milliano, Alkmaar 2004. ISBN 90-72810-45-7
• Rein Geurtsen / Max van Rooy, Een gat in de ruimte, Berlage's Mercatorplein en de reconstructie van een toren . De Balie Verlag, Amsterdam, 1991. ISBN 90-6617-071-9
• Simon van Blokland / Robert Proost, Van Polder tot stadsdeel. 350 jaar De Baarsjes . 1992. ISBN 90-900520-8-9
• Simon van Blokland, Heerlijkheid De Baarsjes . Stadsuitgeverij Amsterdam. Amsterdam 1998. ISBN 90-5366-080-1

Web links

Commons : De Baarsjes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the De Baarsjes neighborhood (Dutch)
• Photos from the Chasseebuurt (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ In De Baarsjes wonen ruim 34,000 bewoners met 126 verschillende nationaliteiten, 52% is van allochtone afkomst ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Dutch, accessed August 31, 2012 
2. ↑ History of the Dapperstraat and Dappermarkt . Dutch, accessed August 31, 2012
3. ↑ See on this: Simon van Blokland / Robert Proost, Van Polder tot Stadsdeel. 350 jaar De Baarsjes
4. ↑ History of Natuurtuin-Slatuinen in De Baarsjes . Dutch, accessed September 2, 2009
5. ↑ See: Rein Geurtsen / Max van Rooy, Een gat in de ruimte, Berlages Mercatorplein