Bloemgracht
Sign in to saveThe Bloemgracht () is a canal in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It connects the Prinsengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht and runs between and parallel to Nieuwe Leliestraat and Bloemstraat in the Amsterdam-Centrum district. The canal is named after the bulwark "de Bloem", later called "Rijkeroord". From 1614 a windmill was located here, but it was moved to Haarlemmerweg in 1878.
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- Instance of
- street
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Amsterdam
- Image
- RosaOverbeekbrug.jpg
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- Bloemgracht, Amsterdam
- described at URL
- adamlink.nl/geo/street/bloemgracht/503
- inception
- 1613-00-00
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The Bloemgracht () is a canal in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It connects the Prinsengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht and runs between and parallel to Nieuwe Leliestraat and Bloemstraat in the Amsterdam-Centrum district. The canal is named after the bulwark "de Bloem", later called "Rijkeroord". From 1614 a windmill was located here, but it was moved to Haarlemmerweg in 1878.
== History ==
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