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.
Amsterdam's Grachtengordel, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2010
Leidseplein, Weteringschans
Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder, Burgwallen Oude Zijde
Paleis van Justitie seen from the north, Haarlemmerbuurt
The Grachtengordel is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the Centrum district. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam, located in the center of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010. The Amsterdam Canal District consists of the area around the city's four main canals: the Singel, the Herengracht, the Keizersgracht, and the Prinsengracht. From the Brouwersgracht, the canals are generally parallel with one another, leading gradually southeast into the Amstel river.
Reguliersgracht, Amsterdam-Centrum
Overview of the Amsterdam Grachtengordel with the river IJ near the top.
View of the Herengracht
Keizersgracht, 2008