Noordermarkt
Sign in to saveThe Noordermarkt (; ) is a square in the Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The square is dominated by the 17th-Century Noorderkerk church, and is lined by cafés and restaurants. Markets are held on the square every Monday. On Saturdays, a popular organic farmer's market is held on the square. On Mondays a market (mainly for textiles) is also held in the adjacent Westerstraat street.
Key facts
- Street.name
- Noordermarkt
- Street.image
- Amsterdam ^dutchphotowalk - panoramio (5).jpg
- Street.image_size
- 250px
- Street.caption
- The square seen from Westerstraat
- Street.map_type
- Netherlands Amsterdam Central
- Street.map_size
- 250px
- Street.map_caption
- Location in Amsterdam-Centrum
- Street.namesake
- Noorderkerk
- Street.location
- Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Street.metro
- Amsterdam Centraal
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- Image
- Nokerk2.jpg
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- Noordermarkt
- street address
- Noordermarkt, Amsterdam
- postal code
- 1015NA
- described at URL
- adamlink.nl/geo/street/noordermarkt/3238
- inception
- 1616-00-00
- native label
- Noordermarkt
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The Noordermarkt (; ) is a square in the Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The square is dominated by the 17th-Century Noorderkerk church, and is lined by cafés and restaurants. Markets are held on the square every Monday. On Saturdays, a popular organic farmer's market is held on the square. On Mondays a market (mainly for textiles) is also held in the adjacent Westerstraat street.
== History == Noordermarkt dates back to 1616 and was originally named Prinsenmarkt, after the Prinsengracht canal which the square borders. After completion in 1623 of the Noorderkerk, the square came to be known as Noordermarkt. Until 1655 the square served mainly as a graveyard for the church.
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