Uilenburg is a neighborhood of
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 ...
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Uilenburg is an island surrounded by 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 ...
canal to the northwest, the
Houtkopersburgwal
The Houtkopersburgwal is a short secondary canal in Amsterdam. It is located in the east of the Amsterdam-Centrum district in the Lastage neighborhood.
Location
The Houtkopersburgwal connects the Oudeschans to the Uilenburgergracht around the is ...
canal to the southwest, 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 ...
to the southeast and the
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 ...
to the northeast.
The Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat runs along the length of the island, crossing the Houtkopersburgwal and Uilenburgergracht by bridges.
Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam
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