Dutch Quarter
The Dutch Quarter is a neighborhood in Potsdam, Germany, consisting of 134 red Dutch brick buildings, almost all of which have been renovated. It was built from 1733 to 1740 and designed by Jan Bouman following the order of Frederick William I of Prussia, who invited talented Dutch craftsmen to settle there.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Liglioto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Germany
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nauener Tor and Jan Bouman Haus.
Nauener Tor
Peter and Paul Church
Church
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St. Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in the centre of Potsdam, Germany. It sits at the eastern end of Brandenburger Street, at the western end of which is the Potsdamer Brandenburger Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alexandrowka and Zentrum Ost.
Alexandrowka
Locality
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Russian colony of Alexandrowka is located north of downtown Potsdam. It was built in 1826-1827 by King Frederick William III of Prussia for the last twelve Russian singers in a choir that had previously 62 members.
Dutch Quarter
- Categories: neighborhood, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.40299° or 52° 24′ 11″ northLongitude
13.06055° or 13° 3′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F4MC336+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 617413135OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q895599
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Dutch Quarter” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Холандски квартал”
- Dutch: “Hollaendisches Viertel”
- Dutch: “Holländisches Viertel”
- French: “quartier hollandais”
- French: “Quartier hollandais”
- German: “Holländer-Viertel”
- German: “Holländisches Viertel”
- Ido: “Holländisches Viertel”
- Italian: “Holländisches Viertel”
- Polish: “Holländisches Viertel”
- Swedish: “Holländisches Viertel”
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