Binnenstad, Maastricht

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. Until 2007, it was officially named City. As its name suggests, it is the most centrally located area of Maastricht.

• 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)

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  Historic picture of the Binnenstad seen from the opposite bank of the Maas
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  Panorama, with three churches (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Sint-Janskerk and Sint-Servaasbasiliek)
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  Pubs on the Vrijthof square
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  View of the Vrijthof square, with the Maastrichtian perron in the foreground
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  Shop in the Stokstraatkwartier
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  The Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein
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  Dinghuis and the Kleine Staat street, as it looked in 1957

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Neighbouring areas

Statenkwartier	Boschstraatkwartier	Sint Maartenspoort
Kommelkwartier	Binnenstad	Wyck-Céramique
Kommelkwartier	Jekerkwartier	Jekerkwartier

50°50′59″N 5°41′20″E / 50.8498°N 5.6890°E / 50.8498; 5.6890