Spui (The Hague)
Spui or SPUI may refer to: *Spui (Amsterdam), a square in the centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands *Spui (river), in the Netherlands * Spui, Zeeland, a town in the Netherlands *Single-point urban interchange A single-point urban interchange (SPUI, or ), also called a single-point interchange (SPI) or single-point diamond interchange (SPDI), is a type of highway interchange. The design was created in order to help move large volumes of traffic thro ...

Spui (Amsterdam)
The Spui (. In Old Dutch written as ''Spuy'') is a square in the centre of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. The Spui was originally a body of water that formed the southern limit of the city until the 1420s, when the Singel canal was dug as an outer moat around the city. A spui is a lockable water discharge. The word is related to the Dutch verbs ''spuiten'' and ''spuwen'', cognates of the English word ''spewing''. Spui could therefore be translated as ''Spew''. In 1882 the Spui was filled in and became the square that we know today. In 1996 the square was renovated and is now largely car-free. The Spui is hosts a weekly book market on Fridays and a variety of bookstores on or near the square, including two shops dedicated to English-language literature (the American Book Center relocated to the Spui in October 2006). There is also a weekly Sunday art market. The Spui provides entry to the Begijnhof, a Medieval courtyard. Tram lines 1 and 2 stop at Spui on Nieuwezijds ...
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Spui (river)
The Spui is a small tidal river in South Holland in the Netherlands, connecting the river Oude Maas and the Haringvliet estuary, separating the islands of Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard. Historically, it forked off the Oude Maas at the town of Oud-Beijerland to end in the Haringvliet, but as a (planned) result from the Delta Works, its flow has been reversed. The Spui emerged as a result of a levee breach during the , a storm surge that permanently altered the surrounding landscape. There are no bridges or tunnels crossing the Spui, but there is a car ferry from Hekelingen (municipality Nissewaard) to Nieuw-Beijerland (municipality Hoeksche Waard), and a pedestrian and bicycle ferry between Oud-Beijerland and Rhoon (in Albrandswaard Albrandswaard () is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of as of , and covers an area of of which is water. The municipality of Albrandswaard consists of the villag ...
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Spui, Zeeland
Spui is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Terneuzen, and lies about 27 km southeast of Vlissingen. The village was first mentioned in 1549 as "ter Zouter Speye", and refers to a type of discharge lock. In 1941, the association building was converted into a Reformed Church Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Cal .... In 1974, it was no longer used, and has been converted in a Masonic lodge. Gallery Image:Spui, molen Eben Haëzer foto2 2010-10-11 14.11.JPG, Spui, windmill: Eben Haëzer File:Spui - Gereformeerde Kerk 1.jpg , Former reformed church. Now Masonic lodge References Populated places in Zeeland Terneuzen {{Zeeland-geo-stub ...
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