Official Name: | Kinkerbuurt |
Other Name: | Oud-West |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of Amsterdam |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | COROP |
Subdivision Name2: | Amsterdam |
Subdivision Type3: | Borough |
Subdivision Name3: | West |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Kinkerbuurt (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈkɪŋkərˌbyːrt/) is the neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Along with the Overtoombuurt, it is part of the neighborhood of Oud-West in the borough of Amsterdam-West. It was built at the beginning of the twentieth century when Amsterdam was being expanded. Kinkerstraat, the area's main shopping street, was named after Dutch poet and lawyer Johannes Kinker.
The borough administration distinguishes several smaller areas within the Kinkerbuurt: the Bellamybuurt, the Van Lennepbuurt and the Da Costabuurt.[1]