Welcome to Stichting Stolpersteine Amsterdam

We keep alive the memory of people who became victims of National Socialism during the Second World War.

Stichting Stolpersteine Amsterdam participates in the international Stolpersteine project by the German artist Gunter Demnig. We coordinate the applications for and the placement of Stolpersteine in the Municipality of Amsterdam.

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What are Stolpersteine?

Stolpersteine are small memorial stones embedded in the pavement, placed at the last residence of people who became victims of the Nazi regime. Each stone bears a name, a date of birth, and the place where a person’s life was ended. In this way, passersby are reminded of who lived here and what happened.

The stones together form a network of memories in the streetscape. They bring stories back to the place where life unfolded, making the past visible in everyday life.

Stolpersteine in stats.

1,860+

cities where Stolpersteine have been placed in 31 countries

116,000+

Stolpersteine placed since the founding in 2012

4,500+

Stolpersteine scattered throughout Amsterdam

Zelf een Stolpersteine aanvragen

Een Stolperstein aanvragen betekent een naam terugbrengen naar de straat. U herdenkt iemand op de plek waar hij of zij heeft gewoond, zichtbaar voor iedereen die voorbijloopt.

Stolpersteine aanvragen