Borough of Amsterdam in North Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam-Centrum
Amsterdam-Centrum is the inner-most borough and historical city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands, containing the majority of the city's landmarks.
Established in 2002, Amsterdam-Centrum was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough. The borough is 8.04 km2 and covers the UNESCO-listed Amsterdam canal belt. In 2013, the borough had approximately 85,000 inhabitants, who on average had the second-highest income per household in the city and one of the highest in the country.
How locals move
Getting around Amsterdam-Centrum the local way
- Go nextYou can also take the ferry over the IJ from Amsterdam Centraal to Buiksloterweg in Noord.
From Wikivoyage: Amsterdam/Binnenstad, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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