The Zoutkeetsgracht (Salt sheds canal) is a canal to the west of the center 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 ...
.
Location
The canal separates the
Westelijke Eilanden (Western Islands) of the
Centrum district from the
Zeeheldenbuurt
The Zeeheldenbuurt is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Located in the borough Amsterdam-West, it borders directly on the Westelijke Eilanden to the west. It lies between the Westerkanaal and the Westerdok; to the north is Houthaven
Hout ...
in
Amsterdam-West
Amsterdam-West () is a borough (Dutch: ''stadsdeel'') of Amsterdam, Netherlands, to the west of the centre of the city. This borough was formed in 2010 through the merging of four former boroughs Oud West, Westerpark, De Baarsjes and Bos en Lomm ...
.
It connects the
Westerdok (under Petemayenbrug) with the
Westerkanaal (under Zoutkeetsbrug).
Smallepadsgracht
The Smallepadsgracht is a short and narrow canal in the Amsterdam-Centrum district of Amsterdam.
It is in the Westelijke Eilanden (Western Islands) neighborhood.
Description
The Smallepadsgracht is on the west side of the Realeneiland and connec ...
enters Zoutkeetsgracht from the south just before Zoutkeetsbrug.
History
The canal is named after the salt factories that stood on both sides of the canal in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The canal is already shown on the city map of Gerrit de Broen from 1737 as "Soutkeets Graft".
These were sheds along the canal where the coarse salt was processed and made suitable for domestic use.
The flour and bread factory "Holland" was also there for some time, but after the demolition of the factory new homes were built on the site.
Trams
From 1900 to 1942 tram line 10 had its end point at the end of the Planciusstraat at the Zoutkeetsgracht.
In 1907 the circuit was brought into use via Zoutkeetsgracht - Houtmankade - Eerste Breeuwersstraat.
Line 19 also had its end point here between 1923 and 1944
Line 10 was moved to Van Hallstraat in 1942.
Since 1951, line 3 has its end point here.
In 2000, the municipality decided to name the piece of quay along Zoutkeetsgracht 211 to 221, where the tram has its terminus, as Korte Zoutkeetsgracht.
This has cleared up a lot of confusion among postmen, visitors and buyers.
As a result, the tram stop is no longer in the street whose name it bears.
This is the only tram end point in Amsterdam on a canal.
File:Zoutkeetsgracht 4-12 (vrnl) Jacob Olie (max res).jpg , After the fire of the 'Holland' bread factory. In the foreground is bridge no. 317 ('Petemayen bridge') between Zandhoek (left) and Bokkinghang (right). Jacob Olie
Jacob Olie (1834 – 1905) was a photographer from Amsterdam known for his scenes of everyday life there.
Olie was born in Amsterdam and was trained as a carpenter and draughtsman.Jacob Olie (Jbz) in the RKD He became a teacher at the local sch ...
1894
File:8G Zoutkeetsgracht.jpg , Tram line 3 at the Zoutkeetsgracht terminus, just visible on the left.
File:Zoutkeetsgracht en Barenstzstraat.JPG , Zoutkeetsgracht and Barenstzstraat
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