Binnenstad in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Joes Kloppenburg

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2023

1. Joes Kloppenburg Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

17 augustus 1996 vrijdagnacht halfvijf in de Voetboogstraat te Amsterdam. Vier dronken, opgefokte jongens zoeken ruzie met cafégangers en een zwerver. Ook twee studenten moeten het ontgelden. Zij worden volledig in elkaar geslagen. JOES KLOPPENBURG roept: KAPPEN NOU!
Volledig zinloos wordt hij daarop doodgeslagen. Hij is 26.

In de Voetboogstraat is op de plek, waar Joes om het leven is gebracht, een gedenkteken.

(English translation:)

It was on August 17, 1996, Friday, at half past four on Voetboogstraat in Amsterdam. Four drunken, boisterous boys pick a fight with bargoers and a homeless man. Two students were also made to suffer. They are completely beaten up. JOES KLOPPENBURG shouted: Stop it! He was then beaten to death completely senselessly. He was 26.

There is a memorial on Voetboogstraat at the spot where Joes was killed.

Erected 2017.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is August 17, 1996.

Location. 52° 22.213′ N, 4°

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53.293′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Binnenstad. It is at the intersection of Oude Spiegelstraat and Singel, on the right when traveling west on Oude Spiegelstraat. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1012, 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: Gerrit van Arkel (1858-1918) (within shouting distance of this marker); Prinsenschool (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); English Reformed Church (about 150 meters away); Memorial Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 282 (about 150 meters away); Argus (about 150 meters away); Het Begijnhof (about 150 meters away); Miklós Tótfalusi Kis (about 210 meters away); Gisèle (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Doodslag op Joes Kloppenburg (Wikipedia, in Dutch).

Excerpt (in translation): Joes Kloppenburg (Badhoevedorp, May 7, 1970 – Amsterdam, August 17, 1996) posthumously became known as a victim of senseless violence. The manslaughter of Joes Kloppenburg on August 17, 1996 in Amsterdam was a notorious violent crime, in which a 26-year-old man died as a result of nightlife violence.

The perpetrator, Joelan Ritchard L., was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

On August 17, 1996, Kloppenburg came out of café De Schutter in Amsterdam's
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2023

2. Joes Kloppenburg Marker - wide view
Voetboogstraat. He saw how down the alley a student and young father were being kicked around by some drunken men. Stop it! Kloppenburg shouted at the men. Their aggression turned against him. Kloppenburg himself was beaten up. A few hours later he died at the age of 26 in an Amsterdam hospital.

(Submitted on November 10, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 2,207 times since then and 148 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.