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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nauener Tor and Jan Bouman Haus.
Nauener Tor
Nauener Tor is one of the three preserved gates of Potsdam, Germany. It was built in 1755 and is the first example of the influence of English Gothic Revival architecture in Continental Europe.Peter and Paul Church
Church
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 Brandenburger Vorstadt.
Alexandrowka
Locality
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.
Bornstedt
Suburb
Bornstedt is a borough of Potsdam, Germany. Located north of Sanssouci Park and the Orangery Palace, it is known for the Bornstedt Crown Estate, former residence of Princess Royal Victoria, and the Bornstedt Cemetery with numerous tombs of famous personages.
Dutch Quarter
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Germany
- Categories: neighborhood, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.40299° or 52° 24′ 11″ north
Longitude
13.06055° or 13° 3′ 38″ east
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9F4MC336+56
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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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”
- “Holländisches Viertel”
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