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

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; ; ; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital city, capital and largest city of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Maastricht is loca ...

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. 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 Town square, urban square in the centre of Maastricht, Netherlands. The square developed from an Roman Empire, ancient Roman and Franks, Frankish cemetery into a semi-private space that belonged to the Basilica of Saint Serva ...

with the

Basilica of Saint Servatius The Basilica of Saint Servatius () is a Roman Catholic Church (building), church dedicated to Saint Servatius, in the center of Maastricht, Netherlands. The architecturally hybrid but mainly Romanesque architecture, Romanesque church is situated ...

(''Sint-Servaasbasiliek'') and Protestant ''Sint-Janskerk'' * Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius *

Sint Servaasbrug Sint Servaasbrug (; or the St. Servatius Bridge) is an arch bridge, arched stone cyclist and pedestrian bridge across the river Meuse in Maastricht, Netherlands. It is named after Saint Servatius, the first bishop of Maastricht, and (despite being ...

, 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 Perron may refer to: People * Count Perron (; ), Sardinian ambassador and secretary of state * Ernest Perron (1908–1961), a Swiss man who became politically powerful in Iran * Pierre Cuillier-Perron (1753–1834), a French military adventure ...

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

References

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