Westerkerk

The Westerkerk is a Reformed church within Dutch Protestant Calvinism in central , Netherlands. It lies in the most western part of the Grachtengordel neighborhood, next to the , between the Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 11:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Protestant
  • Description: church in Amsterdam
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Anne Frank House.

Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the of . 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.

Museum
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The 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 in the Netherlands.

Memorial
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The is a in the centre of , the capital of the . It commemorates all gay men and lesbians who have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jordaan and Amsterdam.

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The is a district in the centre of . 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.

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is the capital of the . 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.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood in the West district of , and is situated between the canals Singelgracht and Kostverlorenvaart.

Westerkerk

Latitude
52.37456° or 52° 22′ 28″ north
Longitude
4.88392° or 4° 53′ 2″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Inception
1990
Open location code
9F469VFM+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99205257
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­protestant
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6950949
Wiki­data ID
Q1130722
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Westerkerk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسه ويستيركيرك”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vesterkerk kilsəsi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vesterkerk”
  • Basque: “Westerkerk”
  • Belarusian: “Вэстэркерк”
  • Breton: “Westerkerk”
  • Catalan: “Westerkerk”
  • Chinese: “西教堂”
  • Czech: “Westerkerk”
  • Danish: “Westerkerk”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 4298”
  • Dutch: “Westerkerk (Amsterdam)”
  • Dutch: “Westerkerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه ويستيركيرك”
  • Esperanto: “Westerkerk”
  • Finnish: “Westerkerk”
  • French: “Vesterkerk”
  • French: “Westerkerk”
  • Georgian: “ვესტერკერკი”
  • German: “Westerkerk”
  • Hebrew: “הכנסייה המערבית (אמסטרדם)”
  • Hebrew: “הכנסייה המערבית”
  • Indonesian: “Westerkerk”
  • Italian: “Chiesa Occidentale”
  • Italian: “Westerkerk”
  • Japanese: “ウェスターケルク”
  • Japanese: “西教会 (アムステルダム)”
  • Japanese: “西教会”
  • Luxembourgish: “Westerkerk(Amsterdam)”
  • Luxembourgish: “Westerkerk”
  • Macedonian: “Вестеркерк”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Westerkerk”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Westerkerk”
  • Polish: “Westerkerk”
  • Portuguese: “Westerkerk”
  • Romanian: “Westerkerk”
  • Russian: “Вестеркерк”
  • Russian: “Церковь Вестеркерк”
  • Serbian: “Vesterkerk”
  • Serbian: “Westerkerk”
  • Serbian: “Вестеркерк”
  • Swedish: “Westerkerk”
  • Turkish: “Westerkerk”
  • Ukrainian: “Вестеркерк”
  • Ukrainian: “Західна церква”
  • Vietnamese: “Westerkerk”
  • Western Frisian: “Westertsjerke (Amsterdam)”
  • Western Frisian: “Westertsjerke”
  • Western Panjabi: “لیندا گرجا”

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