Waterwijk

Waterwijk (also: Gemeente Waterleiding Terrain) is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands built on the site of the Amsterdam municipal waterworks on the corner of Haarlemmerweg and Van Hallstraat in Amsterdam-West. In this neighborhood, an ecodistrict has been implemented.

Waterwijk
Neighborhood of Amsterdam
The Water Tower on Waterkeringweg, in the heart of the Waterwijk
The Water Tower on Waterkeringweg, in the heart of the Waterwijk
Coordinates: 52°23′02″N 4°52′08″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
COROPAmsterdam
BoroughAmsterdam-West
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

In the 6-hectare neighborhood, cars may only access the parking areas for the apartment buildings from the streets that form the edges of the neighborhood; all of the inner areas of the neighborhood are car-free.[1]

References
  1. "Het GWL-terrein: Nederlands eerste duurzame wijk ("The Amsterdam Waterworks Site: The Netherlands' First Sustainable Neighborhood". GWL Terrein (in Dutch). GWL Terrein. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

52.3843912°N 4.8682637°E / 52.3843912; 4.8682637


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