The Kromboomssloot, or Krom Boomssloot, is a canal in the Lastage (Nieuwmarktbuurt) neighborhood in the center of Amsterdam.
It provides a transverse navigation from the Rechtboomssloot and was previously called Dwarsboomssloot.
As the names indicate, the Rechtboomssloot is completely straight, while there is a curve in the Kromboomssloot.
The Kromboomssloot, looking north towards the bend that makes the canal crooked.
Canal houses on the Kromboomssloot, corner of Korte Dijkstraat.
Kromboomssloot
Schottenburch
Lastage is a neighborhood in the Centrum borough of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located between the Geldersekade and Oudeschans canals, just east of old medieval city. Today, the neighbourhood is also known as Nieuwmarktbuurt due to the fact that the Nieuwmarkt is comprised in the area; it is protected as a heritage site.
Detail of a woodcut from 1544 by Cornelis Anthonisz. showing the Lastage area, with Oudeschans on the left and Geldersekade on the right.
Kromboomssloot
Oudeschans with the Montelbaanstoren
Gable stone in a wall of the Amsterdam Museum