Official Name: | Oude Pijp |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood of Amsterdam |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Amsterdam |
Subdivision Type3: | Borough |
Subdivision Name3: | Zuid |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Oude Pijp (Dutch for "Old Pipe"), also known as Noord-Pijp (Dutch for "North-Pipe") is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands located in an urbanised part of the Zuid borough. It had a population of 14,102 in 2011 and an area of 68 hectares.[1] Together with Nieuwe Pijp, Oude Pijp forms De Pijp.
Oude Pijp is bordered by the Boerenwetering (west), the Singelgracht (north), the Amstel (east), and the Ceintuurbaan (south). The Sarphatipark is part of Oude Pijp. Notable locations include the Albert Cuyp Market and the Heineken Experience, a former Heineken brewery, currently an industrial museum.
Several books by notable Dutch authors are set in Oude Pijp in the early 20th century: