The Houtkopersburgwal is a short secondary canal in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
. It is located in the east of the
Amsterdam-Centrum
Amsterdam-Centrum is the inner-most borough and historical city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands, containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, Amsterdam-Centrum was the last area in the city to be granted the status of s ...
district in the
Lastage
Lastage is a neighborhood in the Amsterdam-Centrum, Centrum borough of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located between the Geldersekade and Oudeschans, Amsterdam, Oudeschans canals, just east of old Middle Ages, medieval city. Today, the neighbourhoo ...
neighborhood.
Location
The Houtkopersburgwal connects the
Oudeschans
Oudeschans () is a small village with a population of around 100 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The 16th-century fortification is now a state protected village area with several national heri ...
to the
Uilenburgergracht
The Uilenburgergracht is a secondary canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
It is located east of the Amsterdam-Centrum district, in the Lastage neighborhood.
The Uilenburgergracht defines the southeastern border of Uilenburg Island.
It is conn ...
around the island of
Uilenburg.
It constitutes the southwest limit of this island.
Its route is parallel to that of
Rapenburgwal
The Rapenburgwal () is a secondary canal in Amsterdam in the east of the Amsterdam-Centrum district, in the Lastage neighborhood.
Location
The canal forms the northeast border of the island of Uilenburg.
It is connected to Oudeschans and Uil ...
, which defines the northeast border of the island.
The canal is crossed by the Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat via Bridge 291, Steenvoetsluis, in the center of its length.
The canal was dug following construction of the Uilenburgergracht in 1593 in order to link it to the Oudeschans.
A 1737 map shows that the canal once ran further east to the
Markengracht
The Markengracht was a canal in Amsterdam. For many years it was at the heart of the slums of the poor Jewish neighborhood. It was filled in 1968 as part of a complete rehabilitation of the area combined with construction of the IJtunnel, opened o ...
.
This was back-filled in 1968 during construction of the
IJtunnel
The IJtunnel, opened on 30 October 1968, is an automobile tunnel under the IJ that connects the centre of Amsterdam with Amsterdam-Noord. The tunnel is part of a route across Amsterdam that connects the Ringweg North with the Ringweg South ne ...
.
In the nineteenth century, the newly created islands of Uilenburg and Valkenburg (aka Marken) were the poorest neighborhoods of the
Jodenbuurt
The Jodenbuurt (Dutch: ''Jewish neighbourhood'') is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. For centuries before World War II, it was the center of the Dutch Jews of Amsterdam — hence, its name (literally '' Jewish quarter''). It is best know ...
(Jewish quarter).
File:Gerrit de Broen - Amsterdam (1737) Markengracht.jpg , Detail of 1737 map, looking south. In the center a square of canals with Uilenburgergracht
The Uilenburgergracht is a secondary canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
It is located east of the Amsterdam-Centrum district, in the Lastage neighborhood.
The Uilenburgergracht defines the southeastern border of Uilenburg Island.
It is conn ...
running across it. Clockwise from left, Markengracht
The Markengracht was a canal in Amsterdam. For many years it was at the heart of the slums of the poor Jewish neighborhood. It was filled in 1968 as part of a complete rehabilitation of the area combined with construction of the IJtunnel, opened o ...
(SE), Houtkopersburgwal (SW), Monkelbaansburgwal (Oudeschans
Oudeschans () is a small village with a population of around 100 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The 16th-century fortification is now a state protected village area with several national heri ...
) (NW), Rapenburgwal
The Rapenburgwal () is a secondary canal in Amsterdam in the east of the Amsterdam-Centrum district, in the Lastage neighborhood.
Location
The canal forms the northeast border of the island of Uilenburg.
It is connected to Oudeschans and Uil ...
(NE).
File:Gerrit Lamberts (1776-1850), Afb 010055000553.jpg , Houtkopersburgwal with De Wereld brewery on the island of Uilenburg. Gerrit Lamberts
Gerrit Lamberts (1776–1850) was a Dutch painter and curator of the Rijksmuseum when it was located in the Trippenhuis.
Lamberts was born in Amsterdam. He started out as a merchant selling paper and later became a watercolorist, draughtsman and ...
, 1816
File:Overzicht Houtkopersburgwal vanaf Snoekjesbrug - Amsterdam - 20010912 - RCE.jpg , Houtkopersburgwal from Snoekjesbrug, 1976
File:Houtkopersburgwal hoek Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat.JPG , Houtkopersburgwal corner of the Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat
See also
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Canals of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than of '' grachten'' (canals), about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals (Herengracht, Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht), dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age, form c ...
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Canals in Amsterdam