Oud-Zuid is a neighborhood and a former borough of Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

. It was formed in 1998 by merging the former boroughs of Zuid and De Pijp

De Pijp

De Pijp is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands.The Pijp is located directly south of Amsterdam's city centre and it is part of the borough 'Amsterdam-Zuid'. Most street names in the Pijp are named after Dutch painters, like Jan Steen, Frans Hals, Ruysdael and Vincent van Gogh.The most famous...

. In 2010 the borough was merged with Zuideramstel to form the borough Amsterdam-Zuid

Amsterdam-Zuid

Amsterdam-Zuid is a stadsdeel of Amsterdam, Netherlands. This borough was formed in 2010 as a merge of the former boroughs Oud-Zuid and Zuideramstel. The borough has 133,810 inhabitants and it has the highest income per household of all boroughs in Amsterdam.-Notes:...

. On January 1st 2005 the borough had a population of 83,696. It is traditionally a rich neighborhood and is potentially the most expensive area in Amsterdam to live in.

The neighborhood was built at the end of the 19th century.

Destinations

Popular tourist and cultural destinations are located in the borough of Oud-Zuid, including:

• the Albert Cuyp Market
  Albert Cuyp Market
  The Albert Cuyp Market is a street market in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on the Albert Cuypstraat between Ferdinand Bolstraat and Van Woustraat, in the De Pijp area of the Oud-Zuid district of the city. The street and market are named for Albert Cuyp, a 17th century painter.The market began as an...
  
  , which is held on the Albert Cuypstraat
• the Vondelpark
  Vondelpark
  The Vondelpark is a public urban park of 47 hectares in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located in the stadsdeel Amsterdam Oud-Zuid, west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named the "Nieuwe Park", but later renamed to "Vondelpark", after the 17th...
  
  : a 47 ha (116.1 acre) park containing an open-air theatre and the museum of the EYE Film Institute
  Eye Film Institute Netherlands
  The Eye Film Institute Netherlands is a film archive in the Netherlands....
  
  
• the Stedelijk Museum
  Stedelijk Museum
  Founded in 1874, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is a museum for classic modern and contemporary art in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It has been housed on the Paulus Potterstraat, next to Museum Square Museumplein and to the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and the Concertgebouw, in Amsterdam Zuid...
  
   and Van Gogh Museum
  Van Gogh Museum
  The Van Gogh Museum is an art museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. It has the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world.-Background:...
  
  , as well as the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam are located on the Museumplein
  Museumplein
  The Museumplein is a square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The square is called "Museum Square" because four museums are located around the square: the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, and the Diamond Museum...
  
   (‘Museum Square’)
• the Heineken Experience
  Heineken Experience
  The Heineken Experience, located in Amsterdam, is an historic brewery and corporate visitor center for the internationally distributed Dutch pilsner, Heineken beer....
  
   located in the former Heineken
  Heineken
  Heineken is a Dutch beer which has been brewed by Heineken International since 1873. It is available in a 4.6% alcohol variety in countries such as Ireland. It is the flagship product of the Heineken company and is made of purified water, malted barley, hops, and yeast. In 1886 H...
  
   brewery
• the 'Concertgebouw
  Concertgebouw
  The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" literally translates into English as "concert building"...
  
  ', a concert hall located on the Museumplein