Binnenstad, Maastricht

Binnenstad (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪnə(n)ˌstɑt]; Limburgish: Binnestad [ˈbɪnəˌstɑt]; English: Inner city) is a neighbourhood in Maastricht, Netherlands. Until 2007, it was officially named City. As its name suggests, it is the most centrally located area of Maastricht.

Binnenstad
Neighborhood of Maastricht
Location of Binnenstad in Maastricht
Municipality	Maastricht
Province	Limburg
Country	Netherlands
Area
• Total	34 ha (84 acres)
Population
• Total	1,645
• Density	4,800/km2 (13,000/sq mi)

Notable features

• Dinghuis, a Medieval courthouse
• The Dominicanenkerk (Dominican Church), a former church now housing a book shop
• Entre Deux, a newly rebuilt shopping centre
• The 'Hoge Brug/Hoeg Brögk' (High Bridge, built 2003), connecting the Binnenstad to Wyck-Céramique
• The Markt with the city hall of Maastricht
• The Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein with the Basilica of Our Lady, Maastricht (Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopneming)
• The Vrijthof with the Basilica of Saint Servatius (Sint-Servaasbasiliek) and Protestant Sint-Janskerk
• Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius
• Sint Servaasbrug, 13th-century arch-bridge over the Maas
• The Stokstraat area (Stokstraatkwartier)

Impressions

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  Historic picture of the Binnenstad seen from the opposite bank of the Maas
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  Panorama, with three churches (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Sint-Janskerk and Sint-Servaasbasiliek)
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  Pubs on the Vrijthof square
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  View of the Vrijthof square, with the Maastrichtian perron in the foreground
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  Shop in the Stokstraatkwartier
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  The Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein
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  Dinghuis and the Kleine Staat street, as it looked in 1957