Noordermarkt
Square in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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::summary Square in Amsterdam, Netherlands ::
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| name | Noordermarkt |
| image | Amsterdam ^dutchphotowalk - panoramio (5).jpg |
| image_size | 250px |
| caption | The square seen from Westerstraat |
| map_type | Netherlands Amsterdam Central |
| map_size | 250px |
| map_caption | Location in Amsterdam-Centrum |
| namesake | Noorderkerk |
| location | Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| metro | Amsterdam Centraal |
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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.
During World War II, the organisers of the February Strike of 1941, to protest deportations of Jews by the Nazis, held their first public meetings on Noordermarkt square. This is commemorated by a plaque on the south face of the Noorderkerk church.
Gallery
Noorderkerk, Noordermarkt.JPG|The square with the Noorderkerk Amsterdam ^dutchphotowalk - panoramio (7).jpg|Restaurants and cafés along the northern edge of the square Farmer's Market (14).jpg|Saturday farmer's market 2020 Jordaanoproer (Sofie Hupkens) (1).jpg|Monument to the 1934 Jordaanoproer riots
References
References
- "Waar komt de naam Noordermarkt vandaan?" (in Dutch), ''[https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/organisatie/dienstverlening/basisinformatie/straten-amsterdam/straatnamenkaart-amsterdam/ Straatnamenkaart Amsterdam]'', [[Municipality of Amsterdam]]. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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