Wyck, Maastricht

Wyck
neighbourhood
Location of Wyck in Maastricht
Municipality	Maastricht
Province	Limburg
Country	Netherlands
Area
• Total	64 ha (158 acres)
Population
• Total	4,600 (Wyck-Céramique combined)

Maastricht, Wijck district with the church (Sint-Martinuskerk) from the bridge (Sint-Servaasbrug)

Wyck (Dutch: [ʋik]; Limburgish: Wiek [wiːk˦]) is a neighbourhood in Maastricht, Netherlands, comprising the eastern bank of the Meuse (Dutch: Maas) in the city's historic centre.

Areas

The neighbourhood consists of three distinct parts:

• Oud-Wyck ("Old Wyck"), comprising the oldest built-up area, until 1867 surrounded by Maastricht's Medieval city wall.
• Stationsbuurt ("Station Neighbourhood"), the area west of the railway and Maastricht railway station, predominantly dating from the 19th century.
• Céramique, on the former factory grounds of Société Céramique south of Old Wyck, redeveloped during the 1990s/2000s. The area consists mostly of new-built apartment blocks, designed by international architects, and some restored factory buildings. The Bonnefantenmuseum, designed by Aldo Rossi, is a major landmark along the Meuse river. Though sometimes seen as a neighbourhood in itself, Céramique is officially part of Wyck.

Notable features

• Beluga (restaurant)
• Bonnefantenmuseum
• Centre Céramique, Maastricht's main public library

Impressions

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  Oud-Wyck during the 1950s
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  Typical architecture of Oud-Wyck (national monument 27883)
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  Typical street in Oud-Wyck
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  Maastricht railway station
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  Intersection
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  Céramique: View onto the 1990s/2000s built apartment blocks and a theatre housed in an older building (centre)
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  Céramique: view of Avenue Céramique, Céramique's main thoroughfare
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  Céramique: view of Avenue Céramique into the opposite direction
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  Céramique: view of an apartment building typical of this section of Wyck