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Vol. ISaturday, 31 October 2026Westermarkt, Amsterdam

Amsterdam · North Holland · Netherlands

Westermarkt

Amsterdam

Emanuel Querido is commemorated by a plaque about 650 m from Westermarkt, Amsterdam.

AMSTERDAM, 30 October 2026. Compiled from 5 public registers. Last revised 30 October 2026.

De stembussen in het Anne Frankhuis voor de verkiezingen van het Europees parlement 2024 en het referendum over de groenstructuur
Europese verkiezingen 2024 Stemlokaal Anne Frankhuis -Stembussen 1. Photo: Milliped, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Westermarkt is described as a square in Amsterdam, with Wikidata giving 1625 as its inception date.12 Within 25 metres stands the Anne Frank House, described by Wikidata as a historic house museum and war memorial.3 The Westerkerk, a Reformed church in central Amsterdam, lies 70 metres south-west of Westermarkt.4

The Homomonument, a memorial on the bank of the Keizersgracht canal, lies 90 metres south-east of Westermarkt.5

Written in part from the Wikipedia articles cited; this text is adapted from them and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Notable residents

Anne Frank, born 12 June 1929 and dead by February 1945, is recorded as living at the annex at Prinsengracht 263, 30 m north-east of Westermarkt.6 Balthasar Coymans, heer van Streefkerk, was born 11 September 1589 and died 14 February 1657; he lived at the Coymanshuis, 130 m south-east of Westermarkt.7 Hans van Loon, one of the Dutch heeren XVII, was born in 1577 and died 7 April 1658; he lived at Keizersgracht 149, 190 m east of Westermarkt.8

Philips de Flines, a Dutch art collector, was born 18 March 1640 and died in January 1700; he lived at Herengracht 164, 220 m east of Westermarkt.9 Heiman Blok, a Dutch banker and educator, was born 22 June 1883 and died 15 October 1942; he lived at Singel, 370 m south-east of Westermarkt.10 A plaque to Emanuel Querido, who was born 6 August 1871 and died 23 July 1943, stands 630 m south of Westermarkt.11

Plaques within 1 km

  • Plaque to Dutch resistance during World War II

    About 100 m away. Wikidata

  • Plaque to civilian casualty

    About 200 m away. Wikidata

  • Plaquette februaristaking

    About 550 m away. Wikidata

  • Plaque to civilian casualty

    About 600 m away. Wikidata

  • Plaque to Emanuel Querido

    About 650 m away. Wikidata

  • Plaque to civilian casualty

    About 700 m away. Wikidata

  • Plaque to Dutch resistance during World War II

    About 800 m away. Wikidata

  • Monument voor Annick van Hardeveld

    About 800 m away. Wikidata

  • Plaque to civilian casualty

    About 900 m away. Wikidata

  • Plaque to Dutch resistance during World War II

    About 1 km away. Wikidata

People who lived nearby

People Wikidata records as dead who lived at a building, house, street or square within the radius. A birth or death place never makes a resident. Living people and current occupants are never named.

  • Anne Frank (1929 to 1945)

    German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)

    lived at annex Prinsengracht 263, within 50 m. Wikidata

  • Balthasar Coymans (1589 to 1657)

    heer van Streefkerk, son of Balthasar (I)

    lived at Coymanshuis, about 150 m away. Wikidata

  • Hans van Loon (1577 to 1658)

    Dutch heeren XVII (1577-1658)

    lived at Keizersgracht 149, about 200 m away. Wikidata

  • Philips de Flines (1640 to 1700)

    Dutch art collector (1640-1700); lived in Amsterdam (Herengracht 164)

    lived at Herengracht 164, Amsterdam, about 200 m away. Wikidata

  • Jan van Tarelink (1723 to 1791)

    Dutch politician (1723-1791)

    lived at Huis Bartolotti, about 250 m away. Wikidata

  • Lucretia Johanna van Winter (1785 to 1845)

    Dutch art collector (1785-1845)

    lived at Keizersgracht 224, about 250 m away. Wikidata

  • Jean de Neufville (1729 to 1796)

    Dutch banker who moved to America (1729-1796)

    lived at Keizersgracht 224, about 250 m away. Wikidata

  • Agneta Deutz (1633 to 1692)

    Dutch noble, hofje founder, wife of Zacharias van Beresteyn (1633-1692)

    lived at Keizersgracht 121, Amsterdam, about 300 m away. Wikidata

  • Georges Petrus Kievits (1839 to 1890)

    physician

    lived at Singel 192, Amsterdam, about 350 m away. Wikidata

  • Heiman Blok (1883 to 1942)

    Dutch banker, educator, esperantist, and shoah-victim (1883-1942)

    lived at Singel, about 350 m away. Wikidata

  • Maria de Clercq (1783 to 1821)

    Dutch album artist and art collector (1783-1821)

    lived at Herengracht 250, Amsterdam, about 400 m away. Wikidata

  • Gijsbert de Clercq (1778 to 1851)

    Dutch art collector (1778-1851)

    lived at Herengracht 250, Amsterdam, about 400 m away. Wikidata

  • Willem Drees (1886 to 1988)

    Dutch politician (1886–1988)

    lived at Marnixkade, about 500 m away. Wikidata

Landmarks and architecture

The Anne Frank House, a writer's house and biographical museum, occupies the three adjacent buildings at Prinsengracht 263 to 267 and opened on 3 May 1960.12 The hiding place, known as the Secret Annex, lies at the rear of Prinsengracht 263 in a 17th-century canal house.12 The Westerkerk is a Reformed church in central Amsterdam, lying between the Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht, 70 m south-west of Westermarkt.4

The Homomonument, opened on 5 September 1987, commemorates LGBTQ people persecuted because of their sexual orientation and is set into the ground on the bank of the Keizersgracht.5 The Astoria, a Jugendstil office building at Keizersgracht 174 to 176, was built in 1904 to 1905 as the headquarters of the Eerste Hollandsche Levensverzekerings Bank.13 The Astoria gained rijksmonument (national monument) status in 2001.13

Written in part from the Wikipedia articles cited; this text is adapted from them and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Further reading on Wikipedia

Article titles and links from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Landmarks on Wikidata

  • Wing Anne Frank House

    Architect: Benthem Crouwel Architects. 10 m away.

  • Anne Frank House

    museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank

    Built or founded 3 May 1960. 17 m away.

  • Westermarkt

    square in Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Built or founded 1625. 33 m away.

  • annex Prinsengracht 263

    hidingplace of the Frank family in WWII

    Built or founded 1740. 33 m away.

  • main house Prinsengracht 263

    Built or founded 1635. 34 m away.

  • Prinsengracht 263

    building in Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Built or founded 1641. 35 m away.

  • Prinsengracht 267

    former building at Prinsengracht 267 in Amsterdam, demolished for later extensions of the Anne Frank House museum

    39 m away.

  • Studentenhuis Prinsengracht 267–275

    former student residence at Prinsengracht 267–275 in Amsterdam, demolished for the expansion of the Anne Frank House museum

    Built or founded 1962. 39 m away.

  • Anne Frank Tree

    horse-chestnut tree in the city center of Amsterdam that was featured in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl, Netherlands

    48 m away.

  • Westertoren

    Tower of a church in Amsterdam, it is almost 85 m high and the imperial crown at the top was a present from Maximilian of Austria

    54 m away.

  • Kees de jongenbrug

    bridge in Amsterdam, Netherlands

    55 m away.

  • Westerkerk

    church in Amsterdam

    Built or founded 1631. Architect: Hendrick de Keyser. Style: baroque architecture. 56 m away.

  • organ Westerkerk

    organ in Amsterdam, Netherlands

    56 m away.

  • Prinsengracht 150, Amsterdam

    66 m away.

  • Bloemgracht 4, Amsterdam

    building in Amsterdam, Netherlands

    68 m away.

Data from Wikidata (CC0).

Then and now

The Westerkerk, 70 m south-west of Westermarkt, was built between 1620 and 1631 in Renaissance style to designs by Hendrick de Keyser.4 The square of Westermarkt has an inception date given as 1625.1 The canal house at Prinsengracht 263, 30 m north of Westermarkt, has an inception date given as 1635.14

During World War II, Anne Frank hid with her family and four other people in hidden rooms at the rear of the 17th-century canal house on the Prinsengracht.12 The Anne Frank Foundation was established on May 3, 1957, and the museum opened to the public in 1960.12 In 1980 artists were invited to submit designs, and the jury chose Karin Daan's design the following year for the Homomonument, erected on Westermarkt square.5

Written in part from the Wikipedia articles cited; this text is adapted from them and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Questions about Westermarkt, Amsterdam

Each answer is computed from the public registers, and its footnotes link to the source.

  1. Which well-known person lived near Westermarkt, Amsterdam?

    Anne Frank (1929 to 1945) lived at annex Prinsengracht 263, about 35 m away, according to Wikidata.6

  2. What is the nearest landmark to Westermarkt, Amsterdam?

    The nearest place with its own Wikipedia article is Anne Frank House, about 35 m away.12

    Did you know? Anne Frank House is about 35 m from Westermarkt, Amsterdam.

  3. What is the oldest dated picture near Westermarkt, Amsterdam on Wikimedia Commons?

    03-21-1951 09213 Voddenopkopers, dated 21 March 1951 on Commons, by IISG (CC BY-SA 2.0), about 10 m away.15

    It is the oldest dated file among the 50 nearest.

    Did you know? The oldest dated picture near Westermarkt, Amsterdam on Wikimedia Commons is from 1951.

  4. Who or what is Westermarkt named after?

    Westermarkt is named after Westerkerk, according to Wikidata.16

    Did you know? Westermarkt is named after Westerkerk, according to Wikidata.

  5. How many protected buildings are near Westermarkt, Amsterdam?

    Wikidata lists at least 106 Rijksmonument entries within 500 m, among them Westerkerk.17

    Did you know? Wikidata lists at least 106 Rijksmonument entries within 500 m of Westermarkt, Amsterdam.

  6. Which place near Westermarkt, Amsterdam gets the most readers on Wikipedia?

    Anne Frank House had 133,038 views on English Wikipedia in the 12 months to September 2026.1218

    Did you know? Anne Frank House, near Westermarkt, Amsterdam, had 133,038 views on English Wikipedia in the 12 months to September 2026.

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