Binnenstad (; li, Binnestad ; English: Inner city) is a neighbourhood in

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

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. 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 Vrijthof is a large urban square in the centre of Maastricht, Netherlands. The square developed from an ancient Roman and Frankish cemetery into a semi-private space that belonged to the Collegiate Church of Saint Servatius. In the 19th centur ...

with the

Basilica of Saint Servatius The Basilica of Saint Servatius is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Servatius, in the city of Maastricht, the Netherlands. The architecturally hybrid but mainly Romanesque church is situated next to the Gothic church of Saint John, bac ...

(''Sint-Servaasbasiliek'') and Protestant ''Sint-Janskerk'' *

Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius The Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius is a museum of religious art and artifacts inside the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht, Netherlands. History The church treasure, treasure of the church of Saint Servatius was put together ...

Sint Servaasbrug Sint Servaasbrug (or the St. Servatius Bridge) is an arched stone footbridge across the river Meuse in Maastricht, Netherlands. It is named after Saint Servatius, the first bishop of Maastricht, and (despite being largely rebuilt after World War ...

, 13th-century arch-bridge over the Maas * The Stokstraat area (''Stokstraatkwartier'')

Impressions

File:Maasbrug, overzicht, reproductie van oude foto - Maastricht - 20145529 - RCE.jpg, Historic picture of the Binnenstad seen from the opposite bank of the Maas File:Panorama Maastricht.jpg, Panorama, with three churches (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Sint-Janskerk and Sint-Servaasbasiliek) File:Maastricht Limburg (2391858821).jpg, Pubs on the ''Vrijthof'' square File:Maastricht Vrijthof from northeast.JPG, View of the ''Vrijthof'' square, with the Maastrichtian perron in the foreground File:Stokstraat 17 Maastricht.JPG, Shop in the ''Stokstraatkwartier'' File:Maastricht platz vor liebfrauenkirche.jpg, The ''Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein'' File:1, Dinghuis - Maastricht - 20148875 - RCE.jpg, ''Dinghuis'' and the ''Kleine Staat'' street, as it looked in 1957

Location

{{coord, 50.8498, N, 5.6890, E, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:NL, display=title Neighbourhoods of Maastricht