Kinkerbuurt Explained

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]

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52.3669°N 4.865°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: De buurten van West. Borough of Amsterdam-West. 2014-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140803005302/http://www.west.amsterdam.nl/wonen_en/de-buurten-van-west/. 2014-08-03. dead.