Boschstraatkwartier

Boschstraatkwartier
neighbourhood
Location of Boschstraatkwartier in Maastricht
Municipality	Maastricht
Province	Limburg
Country	Netherlands
Area
• Total	38 ha (94 acres)
Population
• Total	1.611
• Density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)

The Boschstraatkwartier (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔˌstraːtkʋɑrˌtiːr], Limburgish: Boschstraotkerteer [ˈbɔˌstʀɒːtkəʀˌteːʀ]) is a neighbourhood in the old city centre of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.

History

The neighbourhood got its name after the old Boschpoort (English: Den Bosch Gate), one of the seven former city gates of Maastricht. The Boschpoort gate and the outlying defense works were demolished in the 1860s when Maastricht ceased to be a fortress town.

Impressions

• 
  Gubbelstraat with newly built Mosae Forum
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  Boschstraat with Refugie van Hocht
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  Boschstraat East
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  Sappi paper mill seen from the opposite side of the river

50°51′18.57″N 5°41′32.25″E / 50.8551583°N 5.6922917°E / 50.8551583; 5.6922917