Haarlemmerbuurt

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Haarlemmerbuurt
province North Holland North Holland
local community Flag of the Amsterdam municipality Amsterdam
surface 0.22
Residents 3,990 (Jan 1, 2019)
Coordinates 52 ° 23 '  N , 4 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 23 '  N , 4 ° 53'  E
height 2  m NAP
Important traffic route S100
prefix 020
Postcodes 1013
Location of the Haarlemmerbuurt district (wijk) in Amsterdam
Location of the Haarlemmerbuurt district (wijk) in AmsterdamTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map

The Haarlemmerbuurt ( German  Haarlemer Viertel ) is a residential area of ​​village character in the city center of Amsterdam , in the Dutch province of North Holland . The quarter in the Amsterdam-Centrum district , consisting of Haarlemmerbuurt Oost and Haarlemmerbuurt West , which is characterized by its remarkable architectural cohesion, is home to numerous cultural monuments (mostly historical buildings) and a large variety of shops and restaurants. The origins of the district go back to the Golden Age . From 1612 until the middle of the 17th century, as part of the construction of the western part of the canal belt , the Haarlem district around the Haarlemmerstraat and Haarlemmerdijk was also laid out and largely built on. In 2019 the quarter had around 4,000 residents. The Haarlemmerbuurt lies north of the canal belt and is bounded in the northeast by the Amsterdam - Haarlem railway line, in the southeast by the Singel , in the southwest by Brouwersgracht and in the northwest by the Korte Marnixstraat and the Planciusstraat . In the southwest, the area adjacent to the located beyond the Brouwersgracht hip district of Jordaan , in the northeast of the residential area close to the other side of the railway line Westelijke Eilanden (Western Isles) and Westerdokseiland (Westerdoksinsel) to. The next higher administrative level is the eponymous district ( wijk ) Haarlemmerbuurt (9300 Ew.), Which is composed of the buurten Haarlemmerbuurt Oost (1510 Ew.), Haarlemmerbuurt West (2480 Ew.), Westelijke Eilanden (2905 Ew.) And Westerdokseiland (1915 Ew.) As well as the buurten Planciusbuurt Zuid (155 Ew.) On the Singelgracht and Planciusbuurt Noord (335 Ew.) At the Westerkanaal in the extreme northwest of the district .

Willemsbrug, Haarlemmerpoort and Haarlemmerplein around 1910
Haarlemmerplein with Haarlemmerpoort in November 2019, seen from the south
View over the Haarlemmerbuurt in west direction, the Posthoornkerk in the center of the picture
View from the Oranjebrug over the Brouwersgracht to the Jordaan
The West India House on the Haarlemmerstraat, formerly the headquarters of the Dutch West India Company
View of the Eenhoornsluis towards Westerdokseiland
Marking of the Amsterdam level from 1684 on the wall of the Eenhoornsluis: 2.67 m (9 feet and 5 thumbs) above sea ​​level
Bridge No. 149 Bullebak

Haarlemmerbuurt district

“A village in the city” ( een dorp in de stad ) is the name of the district. The main streets are the Haarlemmerstraat and Haarlemmerdijk, which were built on from around 1612. The Haarlemmerdijk continues as far as Haarlem . In the northwest, the Westerpark (built in 1890) with the Westergasfabriek event center (built in 1883) borders the district. Every Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. there is a Biologische Boerenmarkt (organic farmers' market) on the Haarlemmerplein .

The Haarlemmerdijk is an important link between Amsterdam West and the city center , mainly for pedestrians and cyclists . In the street there are numerous shops of all kinds, pubs and restaurants, offices and other businesses. The road connects the Haarlemmerplein with Korte Prinsengracht and results in the extension of the Haarlemmermeer Straat to the Singel on the edge of the district Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde , close to Amsterdam Central Station Amsterdam Centraal .

The Haarlemmerstraat - Haarlemmerdijk street was voted the “most beautiful shopping street in the Netherlands 2011” ( leukste winkelstraat van Nederland 2011 ). Around a dozen coffee shops are located on and around the Haarlemmerstraat and Singel .

At the Haarlemmerstraat in the amount Herenmarkt is the West India House of, 1623-1647 headquarters Dutch West India Company .

In the geographical center of the district, the Haarlemmerstraat - Haarlemmerdijk street with the bridge over the Eenhoornsluis crosses the Korte Prinsengracht . Here the last remaining marking of the Amsterdam level (Normaal Amsterdams Peil) is embedded in the wall of the Eenhoornsluis.

In the far west of the district, at the confluence of the Brouwersgracht with the Singelgracht , is the bridge No. 149 Bullebak , which connects the Marnixstraat with the Korte Marnixstraat . According to a legend, the Bullebak is said to live in the vaults under the bridge , a ghost figure who ambushes people - mainly children - who come too close to the canal to be drawn into the water.

Cultural monuments (Rijksmonumente) in the Haarlemmerbuurt

In the Haarlemmerbuurt there are 409 listed Rijksmonumente . Information from the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Below is a small selection:

  • Building from 1773 at 32 Brouwersgracht.
  • Corner house from the first half of the 18th century at 46 Brouwersgracht.
  • Business and residential building with a neck gable from 1749 at Brouwersgracht 52.
  • Corner house from 1744 at Brouwersgracht 56.
  • Building from the second half of the 19th century in Droogbak 4a.
  • Corner house with neck gable from the 3rd quarter of the 18th century in Droogbak 17.
  • Corner house with ledge gable from the 1st quarter of the 19th century at Haarlemmerdijk 93.
  • House from the second half of the 18th century in the Haarlemmer Houttuinen 21.
  • Building from the 2nd quarter of the 18th century on Haarlemmerplein 23.
  • Corner house from 1685 in the Haarlemmerstraat 1.
  • Posthoornkerk (1860–1863 / 1889), at Haarlemmerstraat 124.
  • House from the 17th / 18th centuries Century in the Korte Prinsengracht 7.
  • House with triangular gable from the 17th century at Vinkenstraat 5.
  • Seventeenth-century house with a ledge at Vinkenstraat 7.
  • Corner house with neck gable from the 2nd quarter of the 18th century at Vinkenstraat 165.

  • Rijksmonument Brouwersgracht 32

  • Rijksmonument Brouwersgracht 46

  • Rijksmonument Brouwersgracht 52

  • Rijksmonument Brouwersgracht 56

  • Rijksmonument Droogbak 4a

  • Rijksmonument Droogbak 17

  • Rijksmonument Haarlemmer Houttuinen 21

  • Rijksmonument Haarlemmerplein 23

  • Rijksmonument Haarlemmerstraat 1

  • Posthoornkerk Haarlemmerstraat 124

  • Rijksmonument Korte Prinsengracht 7

  • Rijksmonument Vinkenstraat 5

  • Rijksmonument Vinkenstraat 7

  • Rijksmonument Vinkenstraat 165

Personalities

* Willem Drees (born July 5, 1886 in Amsterdam, † May 14, 1988 in The Hague ). The one at Haarlemmerplein No. 23 born politicians held the office of Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1958.

* Sjaco (* 1690 in Königsberg , † 1718 in Amsterdam, alias Jacob Frederik Muller , alias Jacquo Balck ). The so-called Amsterdam Robin Hood was arrested in 1716 while fleeing the police in the hostel De Vergulde Wagen on the Haarlemmerplein , and in 1718 was executed by wheels on the Dam in Amsterdam .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gebiedsindelingen Gemeente Amsterdam, accessed on February 6, 2020 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ a b AlleCijfers.nl Maatwerk informatie service, accessed on February 6, 2020 (Dutch).
  3. ↑ Brief information about the Haarlemmerbuurt ( Memento of September 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), (Dutch).
  4. ↑ NL Street Awards - The most beautiful shopping streets in the Netherlands (Dutch), accessed on August 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ Monument number: 754 Brouwersgracht 32 1013 GW te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  6. ↑ Monument number: 758 Brouwersgracht 46 1013 GX te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  7. ↑ Monument number: 761 Nooyt Volmaakt Brouwersgracht 52 1013 GX te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  8. ↑ Monument number: 763 Brouwersgracht 56 ​​1013 GX te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  9. ↑ Monument number: 926 Droogbak 4A 1013 GE te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  10. ↑ Monument number: 934 Droogbak 17 1013 GG te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  11. ↑ Monument number: 1310 Haarlemmerdijk 93 1013 KD te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  12. ↑ Monument number: 1284 Haarlemmer Houttuinen 21 1013 GL te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  13. ↑ Monument number: 1356 Haarlemmerplein 23 1013 HP te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  14. ↑ Monument number: 1358 Haarlemmerstraat 1 1013 EH te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  15. ↑ Monument number: 1289 de Posthoorn Haarlemmer Houttuinen 49 1013 GM te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  16. ↑ Monument number: 4692 Korte Prinsengracht 7 1013 GN te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  17. ↑ Monument number: 5865 Vinkenstraat 5A 1013 JL te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  18. ↑ Monument number: 5866 Vinkenstraat 7A 1013 JL te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  19. ↑ Monument number: 5873 Vinkenstraat 165 1013 JR te Amsterdam , on monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 2, 2020
  20. ↑ theobakker.net: Haarlemmerbuurt, p. 26
  21. ↑ tussentaalenbeeld.nl: Het Fort van Sjaco