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 (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪnə(n)ˌstɑt]; Limburgish: Binnestad [ˈbɪnəˌstɑt]; English: Inner city) is a neighbourhood in Maastricht, Netherlands.^[1] Until 2007, it was officially named City. As its name suggests, it is the most centrally located area of Maastricht.

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