Walloon Church

The Walloon Church is a Protestant church building in , along the southern stretch of the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal. The building dates to the late 15th century and has been in use as a Walloon church since 1586.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Protestant
  • Description: Protestant church in Amsterdam
  • Also known as: “Oude Waalse Kerk”, “rijksmonument 50”, “Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam”, and “Walloon Church, Amsterdam”
  • Address: Walenpleintje 159, Amsterdam, 1012JZ

Places of Interest Nearby

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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.

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The Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum is a museum located in , , . According to the museum, more than two million visitors have visited the exhibition since it opened in 1985.

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The Oost-Indisch Huis is an early 17th-century building in the centre of . It was the headquarters of the Amsterdam chamber of the Dutch East India Company. It is a listed Dutch national heritage site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burgwallen Oude Zijde and Chinatown.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , .

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.

Walloon Church

Latitude
52.37103° or 52° 22′ 16″ north
Longitude
4.89735° or 4° 53′ 51″ east
Inception
1496
Open location code
9F469VCW+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 158206091
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­protestant
Wiki­data ID
Q2410708
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Walloon Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “旧瓦隆教堂”
  • Chinese: “舊瓦隆教堂”
  • Dutch: “Oude Waalse Kerk”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 50”
  • Dutch: “Waalse Kerk (Amsterdam)”
  • Dutch: “Waalse kerk”
  • Dutch: “Waalse Kerk”
  • French: “église wallonne d’Amsterdam”
  • French: “Église wallonne d’Amsterdam”
  • French: “Église Wallonne”
  • German: “Oude Waalse Kerk”
  • German: “Waalse Kerk”
  • German: “Wallonische Kirche”
  • Slovenian: “Oude Waalse Kerk”
  • Slovenian: “valonska cerkev v Amsterdamu”
  • Slovenian: “Waalse Kerk”
  • Western Frisian: “Waalske Tsjerke (Amsterdam)”
  • Western Frisian: “Waalske Tsjerke”

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