Boschstraatkwartier

The Boschstraatkwartier is a neighbourhood in the old city centre of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.

Boschstraatkwartier
neighbourhood
Location of Boschstraatkwartier in Maastricht
MunicipalityMaastricht
ProvinceLimburg
CountryNetherlands
Area
  Total38 ha (94 acres)
Population
  Total1.611
  Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)

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


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