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Waterlooplein

Waterlooplein is a square in the centre of in the . The square near the river is named after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Joods Historisch Museum.

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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 Joods Museum, part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter, is a museum in dedicated to Jewish history, culture and religion, in the and worldwide. It is the only museum in the Netherlands dedicated to Jewish history. is situated 110 metres east of Waterlooplein.

Scenic viewpoint
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The is a historic bridge in , over the river . It connects the area with the Waterlooplein area, and lies south to the . is situated 130 metres southwest of Waterlooplein.

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.

Waterlooplein

Latitude
52.36716° or 52° 22′ 2″ north
Longitude
4.90226° or 4° 54′ 8″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
9F469W82+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7223335082
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
Geo­Names ID
6954357
Wiki­data ID
Q2301532
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Waterlooplein” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “滑铁卢广场”
  • Chinese: “滑鐵盧廣場”
  • Czech: “Waterlooplein”
  • Danish: “Waterlooplein”
  • Dutch: “Houtgracht”
  • Dutch: “Leprozengracht”
  • Dutch: “Waterlooplein (Amsterdam)”
  • Dutch: “Waterlooplein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “واترلوبلين”
  • French: “Waterlooplein”
  • German: “Waterlooplatz”
  • German: “Waterlooplein”
  • Hebrew: “ווטרלופליין”
  • Hebrew: “וטרלופליין”
  • Italian: “Waterlooplein”
  • Japanese: “ウォータールー広場”
  • Japanese: “ワーテルロー広場”
  • Slovenian: “Waterlooplein”
  • Spanish: “Waterlooplein”

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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 “Waterlooplein”. Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0.