De Wallen
Located in Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland Coordinates: 52°22′25″ N 4°53′53″ E
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol12 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport56 km
About De Wallen
De Wallen is a neighbourhood. Location: Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland.
De Wallen (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʋɑlə(n)]) is the largest and best known red-light district in Amsterdam. It consists of a network of alleys containing approximately 300 one-room cabins rented by prostitutes who offer their sexual services from behind a window or glass door, typically illuminated with red lights and blacklight. Window prostitution is the most visible and typical kind of red-light district sex work in Amsterdam.
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At a glance
- Area
- 0.6 ha
Source: Wikidata
Climate of De Wallen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (95 mm)
- Driest month
- April (46 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 52 | 66 | 46 | 53 | 69 | 70 | 63 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 85 |
How to get to De Wallen
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 12 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amsterdam, 1 km to the west.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 12 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 56 kmsouthwest
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 108 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 1 kmwest
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 11 kmnorthwest
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 16 kmsouthwest
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 18 kmwest
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 22 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from De Wallen
Within 100 km: 138 historic and cultural sites, 90 natural sites, 27 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km62 places
- Eikenberg Mountain 23 kmE
- Bait-ul-Afiyat Attraction 18 kmE
- Obrechtkerk Attraction 3 kmSW
- Noorderkerk Attraction 1 kmNW
25–60 km74 places
- Habana Beach Beach 57 kmSW
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 60 kmN
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 55 kmN
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 50 kmN
60–100 km119 places
- IJsselmonde Island 62 kmSW
- Texel Island 79 kmN
- Putjensberg Mountain 75 kmE
- Poppelsche Leij River 96 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oude Kerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam0.1 km N -
Zuiderkerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam0.4 km S
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Nieuwe Kerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam0.4 km W -
Ronde Lutherse Kerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam0.6 km NW -
Sexmuseum Amsterdam Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam0.3 km N -
Montelbaanstoren Landmark, Gemeente Amsterdam0.5 km E
Sources & licences
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