Amsterdam Oud-West
Oud-West | |
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Neighbourhood of Amsterdam | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
COROP | Amsterdam |
Borough | West |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Oud-West is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands, roughly covering the area between the , a major thoroughfare west of the city centre, and the parallel De Clercqstraat, a shopping street. The exact boundaries are the Vondelpark and the Singelgracht, and canals. The neighbourhood consists of two historically and demographically distinct communities: the Overtoombuurt in the south and the Kinkerbuurt in the north.
Oud-West was a separate borough of Amsterdam until the 2010 borough reforms, when it merged with the boroughs of Bos en Lommer, De Baarsjes and Westerpark to form the larger borough of Amsterdam-West.
As of 2003, the neighbourhood counts 31,741 inhabitants representing 177 nationalities. The area of Oud-West is approximately 1.70 km² large. Main shopping areas are the , De Clercqstraat, , , and .
Oud-West is served by tram routes 1, 7 and 17 connecting the centre of the city with the western suburbs via the Overtoom (route 1) and Kinkerstraat (routes 7 and 17), as well as routes 3 and 12 running along the Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat.
External links[]
- Borough of Amsterdam-West (in Dutch)
Coordinates: 52°22′N 4°52′E / 52.367°N 4.867°E
- Amsterdam-West
- Former boroughs of Amsterdam
- Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam
- North Holland geography stubs