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Map of Amsterdam

Many of the articles in Dutch Amsterdam include links to (or embedded) Google maps customized for each entry.

That way we can provide you with relatively uncluttered maps.

The map you see below is also powered by Google. As with all Google Maps, you can zoom in and move the map around with the options at the top left, or select a different view with the buttons at the top right. The markers shown are linked to pages within the Dutch Amsterdam website. We’ll be adding more markers as we go along.

Below this map we’ll tell you what the suffixes attached to the street names mean.

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This map is presented as part of our Amsterdam Guide, which provides basic tourist information.

Understanding Amsterdam Street Names

As in many other places, the names of streets, squares, lanes, markets, canals and neighborhoods often convey a historic meaning. Thoughout Dutch Amsterdam we try and explain these names whenever we think doing so adds to your understanding of historic and modern Amsterdam.

Here, though, we’ll briefly tell you what the suffixes attached to the streetnames mean — making it easier to understand the above map, or the map in your Amsterdam Guide Book:

Dutch	English
achterburgwal	rear fortified embankment
baan	lane
dam	dam
dijk	dike
gracht	canal
haven	harbor
hof(je)	courtyard
kade	quay
laan	lane
markt	market (place)
pad	path
plein	square
schans	earthen defense wall
straat	street
voorburgwal	front fortified embankment
weg	way