Theme · 26 stories

Streets and bridges

Why is a street called what it is called, and what is the story behind a bridge? Stories about street names, bridges and their names, plus the street name and bridge guides.

2 Series within this themeBooks about AmsterdamSee the series

Guide Street name guide Where does your street name come from? Look up a street and read who or what is behind it (in Dutch). 801 streets, 610 explained Open the guide Guide Bridge guide Every numbered bridge in Amsterdam, with the stories behind their names (in Dutch). 2.046 bridges, 228 explained Open the guide

Area All City centre 10 South 6 De Pijp 2 Zuidas 2 East 2 Jordaan 2 Whole city 2

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Why is De Pijp actually called De Pijp?

The most common explanation is that the neighbourhood was named after an old pipeline. A gas pipe or a drainage pipe that ran right through the then still undeveloped area. At a...

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Streets and bridges

Who exactly was Marie Heineken?

De Pijp · 2 min

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