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

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Five of the strangest street names in Amsterdam

Amsterdam has thousands of streets and squares. For our column 'Straatnaamweetjes' (Street Name Trivia) we went looking for 5 strange street names.

3 min

Streets and bridges

Street names in Amsterdam: what is and isn't allowed

Whole city · 3 min

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