Bloemgracht

Bloemgracht
The Rosa Overbeekbrug, a bridge over the Bloemgracht, November 2012
Location of Bloemgracht (dark blue)
Length.47 kilometres (0.29 mi)
LocationAmsterdam
Postal code1015, 1016
Coordinates52°22′28″N 4°52′49″E / 52.374572°N 4.880153°E / 52.374572; 4.880153
East endPrinsengracht
ToLijnbaansgracht
Construction
Construction start17th century

The Bloemgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈblumˌɣrɑxt]) is a canal in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It connects the Prinsengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht and runs between and parallel to Nieuwe Leliestraat and Bloemstraat in the Amsterdam-Centrum district. The canal is named after the bulwark "de Bloem", later called "Rijkeroord". From 1614 a windmill was located here, but it was moved to Haarlemmerweg in 1878.