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 / 52.38389°N 4.86889°E / 52.38389; 4.86889
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
COROPAmsterdam
BoroughAmsterdam-West
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

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.

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°23′04″N 4°52′06″E / 52.3843912°N 4.8682637°E / 52.3843912; 4.8682637


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