De Baarsjes | |
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District of Amsterdam | |
 Bridge of the Jan Evertsenstraat over the Admiralengracht in 2017 | |
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 Location of De Baarsjes inAmsterdam | |
| Coordinates:52°22′04″N4°51′27″E / 52.36778°N 4.85750°E /52.36778; 4.85750 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Amsterdam |
| Borough | Amsterdam-West |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
De Baarsjes (Dutch pronunciation:[dəˈbaːrɕəs]) is a district (Dutch:wijk) inAmsterdam-West situated west of the city center ofAmsterdam,Netherlands. Named after a former hamlet, urban development started in the 1920s. It contains the neighbourhoodsAdmiralenbuurt,Chassébuurt,Postjesbuurt, andTrompbuurt.
The name comes from the former hamlet De Baarsjes (The LittlePerches) that was formed in the 17th century, which in turn derived its name from an inn called De Drie Baarsjes (The Three Little Perches) situated on the eastern border of the present-day district.[1][2]
Built during the first half of the 20th century along a tram line that brought commuters to the city centre, De Baarsjes was formulated by the architectHendrik Petrus Berlage who designed the main squareMercatorplein.
In 1990, De Baarsjes became a borough (Dutch:stadsdeel) of Amsterdam.
As it was mostly built before World War II, it was all built to last so when it came to urban renewal in the 1990s,[3] most buildings were renovated and not razed to the ground. Facades were cleaned, suspicious bars and bordellos were closed and ambitious plans to deal with crime and safety were undertaken.
In 2010, the borough of De Baarsjes was merged withBos en Lommer,Oud-West, andWesterpark into the new borough ofAmsterdam-West.
The boundaries of De Baarsjes are Jan van Galenstraat in the north, Westerlijk Marktkanaal and Kostverlorenvaart in the east, Surinamestraat and Surinameplein in the south, andRembrandtpark, Jan Evertsenstraat, and theA10 motorway in the west. The area contains the four neighbourhoods (Dutch:buurten):Trompbuurt in the north,Admiralenbuurt or Mercatorbuurt in the west,Chassébuurt in the east, andPostjesbuurt or Westindische buurt in the south.
The district contains seven buildings and on the district boundary is a bridge that have been designated asrijksmonument (national heritage site),[4] all in the architectural style of theAmsterdam School:
