Wyck (Maastricht)
Appearance
Wyck | |
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neighbourhood | |
Location of Wyck in Maastricht | |
Municipality | Maastricht |
Province | Limburg |
Country | Netherlands |
Area | |
• Total | 64 ha (158 acres) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,600 (Wyck-Céramique combined) |
Wyck (Limburgian: Wiek) is a neighbourhood in Maastricht, Netherlands comprising the eastern Maas bank of the city's historic centre.
Areas
The neighbourhood consists of three distinct parts:
- Oud-Wyck ("Old Wyck"), comprising the oldest built-up area, until 1867 surrounded by Maastricht's Medieval city wall.
- Stationsbuurt ("Station Area"), the area west of the railway and Maastricht railway station, predominantly dating from the 19th century.
- Céramique, on the former factory grounds of Société Céramique south of Old Wyck, redeveloped during the 1990s/2000s. The area consists mostly of new-built apartment blocks, designed by international architects, and some restored factory buildings. The Bonnefantenmuseum, designed by Aldo Rossi, is a major landmark along the Meuse river. Though sometimes seen as a neighbourhood in itself, Céramique is officially a part of Wyck.
Notable features
- Beluga (restaurant)
- Bonnefantenmuseum
- Centre Céramique, Maastricht's main public library
Impressions
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Oud-Wyck during the 1950s
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Typical architecture of Oud-Wyck (national monument 27883)
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Typical street in Oud-Wyck
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Maastricht railway station
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Intersection
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Céramique: View onto the 1990s/2000s built apartment blocks and a theatre housed in an older building (centre)
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Céramique: view of Avenue Céramique, Céramique's main thoroughfare
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Céramique: view of Avenue Céramique into the opposite direction
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Céramique: view of an apartment building typical of this section of Wyck