Binnenstad (Maastricht)

Binnenstad
Binnenstad
	Neighborhood of Maastricht
	Location of Binnenstad in Maastricht
Municipality	Maastricht
Province	Limburg
Country	Netherlands
Area
• Total	34 ha (84 acres)
Population
• Total	1,645
• Density	4,800/km2 (13,000/sq mi)

Binnenstad (English: Inner city) is a neighbourhood in Maastricht, Netherlands. Until 2007, it was officially named City. As its name suggests, it is the most centrally located area of Maastricht.

Not to be confused with Binnenstad (Amsterdam).

Notable features

Dinghuis, a Medieval courthouse
The Dominicanenkerk (Dominican Church), a former church now housing a book shop
Entre Deux, a newly rebuilt shopping centre
The 'Hoge Brug/Hoeg Brögk' (High Bridge, built 2003), connecting the Binnenstad to Wyck-Céramique
The Markt with the city hall of Maastricht
The Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein with the Basilica of Our Lady, Maastricht (Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopneming)
The Vrijthof with the Basilica of Saint Servatius (Sint-Servaasbasiliek) and Protestant Sint-Janskerk
Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius
Sint Servaasbrug, 13th-century arch-bridge over the Maas
The Stokstraat area (Stokstraatkwartier)

Impressions

Historic picture of the Binnenstad seen from the opposite bank of the Maas
Panorama, with three churches (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Sint-Janskerk and Sint-Servaasbasiliek)
Pubs on the Vrijthof square
View of the Vrijthof square, with the Maastrichtian perron in the foreground
Shop in the Stokstraatkwartier
The Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein
Dinghuis and the Kleine Staat street, as it looked in 1957

Location

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