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Magere Brug

The Magere Brug is a bridge over the river in , . It connects the banks of the river at Kerkstraat, between the Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: bridge in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Bridge 242”, “Magere brug”, “Skinny bridge”, and “Skinny Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and H’ART Museum.

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
Photo: Fentener van Vlissingen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
H'ART Museum is an art museum located on the banks of the river in . Formerly a satellite of the of , , the museum cut ties with the Hermitage after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. is situated 230 metres north of Magere Brug.

Theater building
Photo: S Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Neo-Renaissance theatre in , located near the river . When the theatre was founded in 1887, it was originally meant as a permanent circus building. is situated 170 metres southeast of Magere Brug.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amsterdam-Centrum and Marken.

Suburb
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is the inner-most borough and historical of , , containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of , . is an island surrounded by the Oudeschans canal to the northwest, the Houtkopersburgwal canal to the southwest, the Uilenburgergracht to the southeast and the Rapenburgwal to the northeast.

Magere Brug

Latitude
52.36358° or 52° 21′ 49″ north
Longitude
4.90236° or 4° 54′ 9″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
9F469W72+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 601096321
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6951003
Wiki­data ID
Q1344400
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Magere Brug” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Brug 242”
  • Afrikaans: “Magere Brug”
  • Armenian: “Մագերե Բրյուգ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Maqere-Burq”
  • Breton: “Magere Brug”
  • Breton: “Pont 242”
  • Catalan: “Magere Brug”
  • Chinese: “瘦橋”
  • Chuvash: “Магере-Брюг”
  • Czech: “Magere Brug”
  • Czech: “Most 242”
  • Danish: “Bro 242”
  • Danish: “Magere Brug”
  • Dutch: “Brug 242”
  • Dutch: “Magere Brug”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 518383”
  • French: “Magere Brug”
  • French: “Pont 242”
  • German: “Brücke 242”
  • German: “Magere Brug”
  • Hebrew: “הגשר הצר”
  • Indonesian: “Jembatan 242”
  • Indonesian: “Magere Brug”
  • Italian: “Magere Brug”
  • Italian: “Ponte 242”
  • Japanese: “マヘレの跳ね橋”
  • Japanese: “マヘレ橋”
  • Korean: “마헤러 브뤼흐”
  • Limburgan: “Brögk 242”
  • Limburgan: “Magere Brug”
  • Luxembourgish: “Magere Brug”
  • Polish: “Chudy Most”
  • Polish: “Magere Brug”
  • Russian: “Магере Брюг”
  • Russian: “Магере-Брюг”
  • Russian: “Тощий мост”
  • Spanish: “Magere Brug”
  • Swedish: “Bro 242”
  • Swedish: “Magere Brug”
  • Turkish: “Magere Brug”
  • Turkish: “Magere Köprüsü”
  • Ukrainian: “Магере Брюг”
  • Ukrainian: “Магере-Брюг”
  • Ukrainian: “Міст Магере Брюг”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Magere Brug”. Photo: S Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0.