Berg Quarter

The Bergkwartier is a neighborhood in the center of the Dutch city of Deventer. The neighborhood is located on an old river dune at the former mouth of the Schipbeek into the IJssel. At this height, the Saint Nicholas or Bergkerk was built in the Middle Ages.

The Schipbeek formed the southeastern border of the Bergkwartier, where part of the harbor of Deventer was located. Besides timber and other goods, herring was also traded here, which is still referenced by the street name Bokkingshang. On the other side of the Schipbeek lay the Raambuurt, where factories arose during industrialization. Many workers from these factories lived in the Bergkwartier, where large often medieval buildings were divided into single-room apartments in the nineteenth century. Inner courtyards were also fully built upon, leading to the notorious alleys or slums. On the west side, the neighborhood is bordered by the central square of the Hanseatic city, the Brink.

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