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Houtgracht

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Houtgracht
Houtgracht. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Houtgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [utxrxt], 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