How many kilometres of canals does Amsterdam have?
Cities hard Data from 2023
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The answer
100 kilometres
Roughly 100.
Amsterdam has about 100 km of canals, 1,500 bridges and 90 islands — more canals than Venice. Its entire historic centre is built on wooden piles driven into the marsh; the royal palace alone sits on 13,659 of them.
Where this number comes from
| Source | City of Amsterdam |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | kilometres |
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