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 | |
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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
edit- 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 -
Panorama, with three churches (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Sint-Janskerk and Sint-Servaasbasiliek) -
Pubs on the Vrijthof square -
View of the Vrijthof square, with the Maastrichtian perron in the foreground -
Shop in the Stokstraatkwartier -
The Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein -
Dinghuis and the Kleine Staat street, as it looked in 1957
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