Westerkerk
Westerkerk is a tower in Government of Amsterdam, North Holland. Westerkerk is situated nearby to the museum Anne Frank House, as well as near the quarter Frederik Hendrikbuurt.Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canal District and Anne Frank House.
Canal District
Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Canal District is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the Binnenstad of Amsterdam. The whole district is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique cultural and historical value, and its property values are among the highest in the country.
Anne Frank House
Museum
The Anne Frank House is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Westerkerk
Church
Photo: Mark de Nijs, CC0.
The Westerkerk is a Reformed church within Dutch Protestant Calvinism in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the most western part of the Grachtengordel neighborhood, next to the Jordaan, between the Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jordaan and Amsterdam.
Jordaan
Photo: Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jordaan is a district in the centre of Amsterdam. It used to be a working-class neighbourhood, but has become one of the most upscale areas of the Netherlands, known for its art galleries, speciality shops and boutique restaurants.
Amsterdam
Photo: Fabienkhan, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. It is known for the canals that cross the city, its impressive architecture, museums and art galleries, its notorious red light district, and more than 1,500 bridges.
Frederik Hendrikbuurt
Quarter
Frederik Hendrikbuurt is a neighbourhood in the West district of Amsterdam, Netherlands and is situated between the canals Singelgracht and Kostverlorenvaart.
Westerkerk
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Tower of a church in Amsterdam, it is almost 85 m high and the imperial crown at the top was a present from Maximilian of Austria
- Categories: steeple, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.37453° or 52° 22′ 28″ northLongitude
4.88354° or 4° 53′ 1″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Inception
1631Open location code
9F469VFM+RCOpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Westerkerk” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Westertoren (Amsterdam)”
- Dutch: “Westertoren”
- French: “tour de l’église Westerkerk”
- French: “Tour de l’église Westerkerk”
- Spanish: “Tore de la Westerkerk”
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