Geuzenveld-Slotermeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Koen Limperg
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2022
1. Koen Limperg Marker
Amsterdam, 19 juli 1908 - Overveen, 1 juli 1943
De Amsterdamse architect Koen Limperg probeerde het even en werken van mensen aangenamer te maken. Schoonheid en sociaal bewustzijn waren zijn drijfveren. Hij stelde misstanden in sociale woningbouw aan de kaak en had affiniteit met het Nieuwe Bouwen, dat functionaliteit en het ontbreken van onnodige versieringen vooropstelde. Toen de bezetter in 1942 creatieve beroepsgroepen verplichtte zich aan te sluiten bij de Kultuurkamer, riep Limperg op tot verzet. Hij organiseerde met anderen financiλle steun aan kunstenaars die het lidmaatschap weigerden of waren ondergedoken. Ook vervalste hij persoonsbewijzen en werkte hij mee aan het illegale blad De Vrije Kunstenaar. In voorbereiding op de aanslag op het Amsterdamse Bevolkingsregister, waarbij vele persoonskaarten vernietigd werden, tekende hij de benodigde plattegronden. Vanwege zijn betrokkenheid hierbij werd hij enkele maanden later gearresteerd. Een SS- und Polizeigericht veroordeelde hem en elf andere betrokkenen tot de dood.
The Amsterdam architect Koen Limperg tried to make people's work and life more pleasant. Beauty and social awareness were his motivations. He exposed abuses in social housing and had an affinity with the Nieuwe Bouwen, which prioritized functionality and the absence of unnecessary decorations. When the occupying forces obliged creative professional groups to join the Kultuurkamer in 1942, Limperg called for resistance. Together with others, he organized financial support for artists who refused membership or who had gone into hiding. He also forged identity cards and collaborated on the illegal magazine De Vrije Sterren. In preparation for the attack on the Amsterdam Population Register, in which many personal cards were destroyed, he drew the necessary maps. Because of his involvement in this, he was arrested a few months later. An SS/Polizei tribunal sentenced him and the eleven others involved to death.
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Heroes of the Dutch Resistance (GSEG) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.
Location. 52° 22.894′ N, 4° 49.908′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. It is at the intersection of Koen Limpergstraat and Nico Snijdersstraat on Koen Limpergstraat. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1063 VG, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wilco Jiskoot (within shouting distance of this marker); Nico Snijders (within shouting distance of this marker); Titus de Tourton Bruijns
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2022
2. Koen Limperg Marker - wide view
Also see . . . Koen Limperg (Wikipedia, in Dutch). (Submitted on September 27, 2022.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
