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Houtgracht

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Houtgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦʌutˌxrɑxt], Wood Canal) was a canal in Amsterdam that defined one side of Vlooienburg island. Houtgracht and the connected Leprozengracht canal were filled in 1882 to form the Waterlooplein.

Canal data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other canals in Netherlands