Oude Pijp
| Oude Pijp | |
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| Neighborhood of Amsterdam | |
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| Country |
 Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| COROP | Amsterdam |
| Borough | Zuid |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Oude Pijp (Dutch for "Old Pipe"), also known as Noord-Pijp (Dutch for "North-Pipe") is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, in the Dutch province of North Holland. The neighborhood lies in an urbanized part of Amsterdam-Zuid and has a population of 14,102 (as of 2011) and an area of 68 hectares.[1] Together with Nieuwe Pijp, Oude Pijp forms De Pijp.
Oude Pijp is bordered by the Boerenwetering (canal), Singelgracht, the Amstel, Ceintuurbaan (street) and Sarphatipark.
Notable locations include the Albert Cuyp Market and the Heineken Experience, a former Heineken brewery, currently an industrial museum.
Several books by notable Dutch authors are set in Oude Pijp in the early 20th century:
- Kamertjeszonde, by Herman Heijermans
- Pijpelijntjes, by Jacob Israël de Haan
- Jeugd in De Pijp, Vrijmoedige herinneringen, by Piet Bakker
- Gerard Doustraat
Statue of André Hazes
References
- ↑ "Gemeente Amsterdam, Stadsdeel Zuid, de staat van de buurten in Zuid: Oude Pijp (Municipality of Amsterdam, South District, current state of neighborhoods in the South: Oude Pijp)" (PDF). Bureau Onderzoek en Statistiek/Stadsdeel Zuid. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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| Centrum (Centre) |  | |
| Nieuw-West (New West) | ||
| Noord (North) | ||
| Oost (East) |
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| West | ||
| Zuid (South) | ||
| Zuidoost (Southeast) |
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| Westpoort |
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Add'l. former boroughs: De Baarsjes - Geuzenveld-Slotermeer - Oost-Watergraafsmeer - Oud-West - Oud-Zuid - Slotervaart - Westerpark - Zeeburg - Zuideramstel | ||
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