Vrijplaats Koppenhinksteeg

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Vrijplaats Koppenhinksteeg
SuccessorVrijplaats Leiden
Formation1968
Dissolved2010
Coordinates52°09′31″N 4°29′50″E / 52.158653°N 4.497347°E / 52.158653; 4.497347
ServicesActivity centre, bar, bookshop, café, freeshop, printers, sports school
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20090415161121/http://koppenhinksteeg.nl/

Vrijplaats Koppenhinksteeg (Freespace on Koppenhinksteeg street) was a complex of buildings first

freeshop
, a foundation to support undocumented migrants, an information centre, a library and a sports club. In 2010, the entire complex was evicted. From 2012 onwards a new space called the Vrijplaats Leiden (Freespace Leiden) was set up elsewhere.

Occupation

The buildings which comprised the former Eduard IJdo printers complex were squatted in 1968.

feminist printer, a leftwing bookshop and different activist groups.[2]

Projects in 1990s

2006 problems

In 2006, the cafe project Linkse Kerk was shut down by police when it re-opened after refurbishments. The police stated it did not have the correct permits and did not meet fire regulations. Five people were arrested and quickly released.[6][7]

Eviction

Up until July 2008, the council was willing to legalize the centre. The plan was to transfer ownership to the housing association Ons Doel for 1 euro and then to renovate. When the council became more rightwing after elections, the building was sold to a property developer instead.[1] The entire freespace was then evicted in 2010. There was an urgent appeal against the decision to evict but it was unsuccessful.[8]

New building

The Vrijplaats Koppenhinksteeg Foundation purchased a monumental building at 36 Middelstegracht in 2012. When the renovations had been carried out, the intention was to house all the groups from the previous location still needing a space.[9] This was after negotiations for a different building on the Vrouwekerkplein had fallen through.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Reijn, Gerard; Sahadat, Ianthe (8 January 2010). "Voor anarchisten en een enkele bal" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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  4. ^ Heerlien, Laura (24 May 2018). "Bar en Boos blikt terug". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. ^ Vervoort, D.A. (18 October 2003). "Eigendomsrecht niet in gevaar door kraken" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Politie sluit cafe Eurodusnie". Omroep West (in Dutch). 25 September 2006. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ^ ANP (23 September 2006). "Arrestaties bij ontruiming kraakpand Leiden" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Leids kraakpand wordt ontruimd" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Van fabriekspand tot vrijplaats". Vrijplaats Leiden (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Vrijplaats Koppenhink krijgt nieuw thuis". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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