Binnenstad, Maastricht
Binnenstad  | |
|---|---|
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) | 
Binnenstad (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪnə(n)ˌstɑt]; Limburgish: Binnestad [ˈbɪnəˌstɑt]; English: Inner city) is a neighbourhood in Maastricht, Netherlands.[1] Until 2007, it was officially named City. As its name suggests, it is the most centrally located area of Maastricht.
Notable features
- 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
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The Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein -  			
Dinghuis and the Kleine Staat street, as it looked in 1957 
