National Holocaust Names Memorial

The National Holocaust Names Memorial is since 2021 the Dutch national memorial for the Holocaust and the Porajmos at . It commemorates the approximately 102,000 Jewish victims from the Netherlands who were arrested by the Nazi regime during the German occupation of the country, deported and mostly murdered in the and death camps, as well as 220 Roma and Sinti victims.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: war memorial in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Holocaust Namenmonument” and “Holocaust Names Memorial”
  • Inscription: “Ter herinnering”

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 180 metres northwest of National Holocaust Names Memorial.

Museum
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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 190 metres west of National Holocaust Names Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marken and Amsterdam-Centrum.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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 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.

National Holocaust Names Memorial

Latitude
52.36571° or 52° 21′ 57″ north
Longitude
4.90498° or 4° 54′ 18″ east
Inception
September 19th, 2021
Open location code
9F469W83+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9104808940
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q66023853
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“National Holocaust Names Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Holocaust Namenmonument”
  • Dutch: “Namenmonument (Amsterdam)”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Holocaust Namenmonument”
  • German: “Holocaust Namenmonument”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת השמות הלאומית באמסטרדם”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת שמות השואה הלאומית”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний меморіал імен жертв Голокосту”

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