{"id":15675,"date":"2026-01-01T04:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T03:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/?p=15675"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:55:40","slug":"red-light-district-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 13 Amsterdam Red Light District Facts in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13x_Amsterdam_Red_Light_District_Facts\"><\/span>13x Amsterdam Red Light District Facts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We listed the 13 most common misconceptions about Amsterdam&#8217;s <\/i><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/de-wallen-amsterdam\/\">Wallen<\/a> area and <\/em><i style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">answered them with the right Red Light District facts.<\/i><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Inhoudsopgave<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle tabel met inhoud\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Schakelen<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" 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high rental costs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#2_Sex_workers_in_the_Red_Light_District_do_not_earn_much\" >2 | Sex workers in the Red Light District do not earn much<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#3_Sex_workers_have_to_accept_every_customer\" >3 | Sex workers have to accept every customer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#4_Sex_workers_earn_just_50_euros_or_less_per_customer\" >4 | Sex workers earn just 50 euros or less per customer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#5_Sex_workers_work_at_different_window_brothels_every_day\" >5 | Sex workers work at different window brothels every day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#6_Rents_for_window_brothels_have_risen_drastically_in_the_last_10_years\" >6 | Rents for window brothels have risen drastically in the last 10 years<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#7_Sex_work_in_Amsterdam_Red_Light_District_is_not_safe\" >7 | Sex work in Amsterdam Red Light District is not safe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#8_There_are_many_male_sex_workers_in_the_Red_Light_District\" >8 | There are many male sex workers in the Red Light District<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#9_The_minimum_age_for_sex_work_in_the_Red_Light_District_is_18\" >9 | The minimum age for sex work in the Red Light District is 18<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#10_Sex_Workers_spend_a_lot_of_money_on_STD_testing\" >10 | Sex Workers spend a lot of money on STD testing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#11_Amsterdams_Red_Light_District_does_not_contain_coffeeshops\" >11 | Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District does not contain coffeeshops<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#12_The_Red_Light_District_does_not_have_any_residents\" >12 | The Red Light District does not have any residents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#13_The_Red_Light_District_is_not_open_on_Sunday\" >13 | The Red Light District is not open on Sunday<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-facts\/#Amsterdam_Tours\" >Amsterdam Tours<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Amsterdam-Night.jpg\" alt=\"Amsterdam night\" width=\"1000\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Amsterdam-Night.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Amsterdam-Night-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Amsterdam-Night-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Amsterdam-Night-16x9.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Amsterdam-Night-600x324.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Sex_workers_have_high_debts_because_of_high_rental_costs\"><\/span>1 | Sex workers have high debts because of high rental costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Niet waar \u2013 met een kanttekening. Feiten over de Red Light District: sekswerkers huren hun raamkamers per dienst (een blok van 8 tot 11 uur, verkocht als ochtend-, middag- of avonddienst) en betalen de exploitant de huur vooraf, voordat de dienst begint \u2013 meestal krijgen ze de kamersleutel pas zodra ze betaald hebben, net als in een hotel. De huur ligt ongeveer tussen de 80 en 200 euro, afhankelijk van de locatie en of het een dag- of nachtdienst is (tot ongeveer 200 euro op de Wallen). Als een werker niet kan betalen, krijgt ze simpelweg het raam niet, waardoor onbetaalde huur zich niet kan opstapelen: de kans om schulden op te bouwen bij de exploitant is minimaal. Toch brengt het vooruitbetaalmodel nog steeds een re\u00ebel financieel risico met zich mee \u2013 een werker heeft vaak meerdere klanten nodig om alleen al de huur en belasting van de dienst te dekken, en op een rustige dienst kan de vooruitbetaalde huur meer bedragen dan ze verdient, wat die dag een nettoverlies oplevert, ook al is het geen formele schuld aan de verhuurder.<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15681 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts.jpeg\" alt=\"Amsterdam Red Light District Facts Sex Workers\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-300x176.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-768x450.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Sex_workers_in_the_Red_Light_District_do_not_earn_much\"><\/span>2 | Sex workers in the Red Light District do not earn much<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Het ligt genuanceerder dan de mythe suggereert. De inkomsten van raamsekswerkers in de Red Light District lopen enorm uiteen en er bestaat geen offici\u00eble statistiek. Als ruwe, veelgeciteerde schatting kan de opbrengst van een goede avond oplopen tot ongeveer \u20ac1.000 (met uitzonderlijk veelgevraagde werkers die meer verdienen), brengt een doorsnee avond ongeveer \u20ac200 tot \u20ac600 op, en geldt minder dan \u20ac200 als een rustige avond. Cruciaal is dat dit bruto-opbrengsten zijn, geen winst: werkers zijn zelfstandig en betalen raamhuur (ongeveer \u20ac80 tot \u20ac110 voor een dagdienst en \u20ac130 tot \u20ac200 in de avond), plus btw en inkomstenbelasting, waardoor het werkelijke nettoloon aanzienlijk lager ligt \u2014 verhalen van werkers beschrijven een goede werkdag van 12 uur met een bruto-opbrengst van ongeveer \u20ac350, waarvan nog zo'n \u20ac220 aan huur verschuldigd is, zodat er slechts ongeveer \u20ac130 netto overblijft. Een enkel raambezoek begint doorgaans rond de \u20ac50 voor een korte sessie, en het inkomen hangt sterk af van de dag van de week, de locatie van het raam, de individuele werker, het weer, de concurrentie, het seizoen en het tijdstip van de dag. Dus hoewel sommige raamwerkers op goede avonden ruim boven het Nederlandse minimumloon verdienen, verdienen anderen relatief weinig \u2014 de werkelijkheid is zeer wisselvallig in plaats van uniform hoog.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Sex_workers_have_to_accept_every_customer\"><\/span>3 | Sex workers have to accept every customer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>False!<\/p>\n<p><em>Red Light District Facts:<\/em> Sex workers run their own business and can reject any person they want. Very often men are refused at the entrance of a window brothel. It could be that they offered too little or that they want something that the sex workers don&#8217;t offer.<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15682 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts.jpg\" alt=\"Amsterdam Red Light District Facts Sex Workers\" width=\"800\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Sex_workers_earn_just_50_euros_or_less_per_customer\"><\/span>4 | Sex workers earn just 50 euros or less per customer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Wallen-weetjes: Een bezoek achter het raam begint doorgaans ergens tussen de 50 en 100 euro voor 15 tot 20 minuten basisdienst, en sekswerkers bepalen zelf hun tarieven. Voor extra diensten of meer tijd betalen klanten bij \u2014 maar betalen voor extra's betekent niet automatisch dat de sekswerker meer tijd met een klant doorbrengt. Omdat prijzen individueel worden afgesproken, is het heel gebruikelijk dat sekswerkers ruim meer dan 50 euro per klant verdienen. Het is aan te raden om vooraf duidelijke afspraken met de sekswerker te maken over de diensten en de prijzen \u2014 dat voorkomt onduidelijkheid en leidt meestal tot een betere ervaring.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Sex_workers_work_at_different_window_brothels_every_day\"><\/span>5 | Sex workers work at different window brothels every day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Grotendeels onjuist. Ramen worden per dienst gehuurd, niet permanent, dus de precieze kamer kan vari\u00ebren met wat beschikbaar is. In de praktijk proberen veel sekswerkers wel vanuit hetzelfde vaste raam te werken wanneer dat kan \u2014 zo kunnen terugkerende klanten hen vinden en bouwen ze een band op met de exploitant \u2014 hoewel sommigen, vooral migrantenwerkers die reizen, tussen ramen en zelfs steden wisselen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15680 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Red-Light-District-Facts.jpg\" alt=\"amsterdam wallen district\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Red-Light-District-Facts.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Red-Light-District-Facts-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Red-Light-District-Facts-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Rents_for_window_brothels_have_risen_drastically_in_the_last_10_years\"><\/span>6 | Rents for window brothels have risen drastically in the last 10 years<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Grotendeels waar. Het aanbod van raambordelen in de Red Light District (De Wallen) is sinds 2007 sterk gedaald. In het kader van het gentrificatieprogramma Project 1012 van de stad (gestart in december 2007) kocht Amsterdam huurcontracten en panden van raambordelen op: er waren ongeveer 482 ramen toen het project begon, en ruim 200 daarvan zijn sindsdien gesloten \u2014 er bleven in 2023 nog zo'n 230 vergunde ramen over. Die schaarste dreef de huren inderdaad op: bronnen uit het sekswerk-erfgoed en onderzoek melden stijgende huren, soms met ongeveer dertig procent. Een raamdienst kost doorgaans rond de 90 euro overdag en tot ongeveer 170 \u00e0 200 euro 's avonds of tijdens piekmomenten.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/tour\/red-light-district-audio-tour\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15686 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-Sex-Workers.jpg\" alt=\"Red Light District Facts Sex Workers\" width=\"800\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-Sex-Workers.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-Sex-Workers-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-Sex-Workers-768x372.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Sex_work_in_Amsterdam_Red_Light_District_is_not_safe\"><\/span>7 | Sex work in Amsterdam Red Light District is not safe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Onjuist (als algemene mythe). De Amsterdamse Wallen worden breed beschouwd als een van de veiligere omgevingen ter wereld om sekswerk te doen: prostitutie is legaal en gereguleerd, en er is een sterke aanwezigheid van politie en hulpverleners, plus cameratoezicht op straat. Veiligheid is echter relatief, niet absoluut. Een onderzoek uit 2018 van PROUD (de Nederlandse belangenvereniging voor sekswerkers) en Aidsfonds \u2013 Soa Aids Nederland, gebaseerd op 308 sekswerkers, wees uit dat werken buiten het vergunde circuit \u2014 in massagesalons, hotelkamers of vanuit huis \u2014 het risico op geweld sterk verhoogde, terwijl vergunde raambordelen, priv\u00e9huizen en aangewezen tippelzones aanzienlijk meer bescherming boden. Datzelfde onderzoek waarschuwde dat het Nederlandse beleid sekswerkers niet volledig beschermt, en de meeste respondenten gaven aan het afgelopen jaar een of andere vorm van geweld te hebben meegemaakt.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15685 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-window-brothels.jpg\" alt=\"de wallen amsterdam the netherlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-window-brothels.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-window-brothels-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-Facts-window-brothels-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_There_are_many_male_sex_workers_in_the_Red_Light_District\"><\/span>8 | There are many male sex workers in the Red Light District<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Er zijn feitelijk geen mannelijke sekswerkers in de ramen van de Red Light District van Amsterdam. Historisch gezien bedienden de raambordelen vrouwen \u2014 en later transgender vrouwen \u2014 deels omdat homoseksualiteit illegaal was toen de buurt zich ontwikkelde. Mannelijke sekswerkers in Nederland werken in plaats daarvan online, als zelfstandige escorts of via escortbureaus, en in homogelegenheden, waardoor ze niet afhankelijk zijn van raambordelen; volgens een veelgeciteerde (maar gedateerde, ongeveer 2004) schatting vormen zij slechts ongeveer 5% van de sekswerkers in het land, en is er in het hele land maar \u00e9\u00e9n vergunde indoor-werkplek voor mannen. Transgender sekswerkers werken echter w\u00e9l in de ramen, van oudsher geconcentreerd in de \u201cblauwe licht\u201d-straten \u2014 de Bloedstraat en de Gordijnensteeg.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_The_minimum_age_for_sex_work_in_the_Red_Light_District_is_18\"><\/span>9 | The minimum age for sex work in the Red Light District is 18<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>De minimumleeftijd voor sekswerk in Amsterdam is 21 \u2014 hoger dan het Nederlandse landelijke minimum van 18. Sekswerk is landelijk legaal vanaf 18 jaar, maar gemeenten mogen via hun algemene plaatselijke verordening (APV) een strenger lokaal minimum vaststellen; Amsterdam verhoogde de grens in juli 2013 naar 21, en dat blijft in 2026 de lokale regel. Een landelijk voorstel om de minimumleeftijd voor het hele land naar 21 te verhogen werd in 2026 aangekondigd, maar is nog geen wet geworden, dus de landelijke ondergrens is nog steeds 18. In Amsterdam geldt de 21-jaarregel voor al het vergunde sekswerk \u2014 zowel raamprostitutie als vergunde escortbureaus, waarbij exploitanten strafrechtelijk aansprakelijk zijn als ze onder-21-jarigen laten werken \u2014 dus het klopt niet om te zeggen dat je in Amsterdam vanaf 18 jaar legaal als escort kunt werken. Een 18- tot 20-jarige zou alleen legaal kunnen werken in een gemeente die nog het landelijke minimum van 18 jaar hanteert.<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15683 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Red-Light-District-Facts-Minimum-Age.jpg\" alt=\"Red Light Amsterdam District Facts Minimum Age\" width=\"800\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Red-Light-District-Facts-Minimum-Age.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Red-Light-District-Facts-Minimum-Age-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Red-Light-District-Facts-Minimum-Age-768x646.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Sex_Workers_spend_a_lot_of_money_on_STD_testing\"><\/span>10 | Sex Workers spend a lot of money on STD testing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Not true! STD testing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/sex-workers\/\">sekswerkers<\/a> wordt <strong>zonder kosten<\/strong> in the Netherlands. Sex workers &#8211; including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/10-best-agencies-for-escorts-in-amsterdam\/\">escort<\/a> and window prostitutes &#8211; do check ups on a regular basis. These check ups are not mandatory though.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Amsterdams_Red_Light_District_does_not_contain_coffeeshops\"><\/span>11 | Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District does not contain coffeeshops<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Onwaar! In de Red Light District bevinden zich ongeveer een dozijn coffeeshops \u2014 waaronder twee van de oudste en beroemdste van Amsterdam die nog steeds in bedrijf zijn: The Bulldog \u201cThe First\u201d aan de Oudezijds Voorburgwal 90 (geopend in december 1975, de zelfbenoemde \u201ceerste coffeeshop ter wereld\u201d, in het hart van De Wallen), en Rusland aan Rusland 16, die op 30 april 1975 opende als de eerste vergunde coffeeshop van Nederland (aan de rand van de buurt). Beschouw elk exact aantal als bij benadering: er is geen officieel cijfer van de gemeente Amsterdam voor specifiek deze buurt, het aantal hangt af van waar de grens van De Wallen wordt getrokken, en het totale aantal coffeeshops in Amsterdam is aan het dalen (ruwweg van 283 naar ongeveer 166 in de hele stad).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21739 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Facts.jpeg\" alt=\"amsterdam facts information\" width=\"800\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Facts.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Facts-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Facts-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Amsterdam-Facts-600x464.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_The_Red_Light_District_does_not_have_any_residents\"><\/span>12 | The Red Light District does not have any residents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Onjuist. De Red Light District is een woonwijk. De offici\u00eble Amsterdamse buurt, Burgwallen-Oude Zijde, telde in 2026 4.683 inwoners, licht gedaald ten opzichte van 4.760 in 2025. (Bron: CBS \/ Statistics Netherlands buurtgegevens, via AlleCijfers.nl)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_The_Red_Light_District_is_not_open_on_Sunday\"><\/span>13 | The Red Light District is not open on Sunday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Nee hoor! De Red Light District (De Wallen) is een openbare buurt, dus de straten en grachten zijn altijd toegankelijk \u2014 mensen wonen en werken hier, en de ramen zijn zeven dagen per week open, ook op zondag. Er is geen sluiting op zondag. E\u00e9n kleine nuance: de ramen zijn niet letterlijk 24\/7 open \u2014 ze sluiten een paar uur in de vroege ochtend. (En let op: de sluitingstijd van 03:00 uur die in 2023 werd uitgeprobeerd, is in februari 2024 geschrapt, dus de ramen kunnen weer tot 06:00 uur openblijven.) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amsterdam_Tours\"><\/span>Amsterdam Tours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21730 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Unknown.jpg\" alt=\"amsterdam facts red light district\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Unknown.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Unknown-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Unknown-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Unknown-600x371.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<a class=\"maxbutton-2 maxbutton maxbutton-book-this-tour\" title=\"KLIK HIER!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/\"><span class='mb-text'>BOEK NU &gt;<\/span><\/a>\n<p><strong>Also read:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/information\/amsterdam-fun-facts\/\">30x Amsterdam Fun Facts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/red-light-district-etiquette\/\">Amsterdam\u00a0Red Light District Rules<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/amsterdam-red-light-district-dos-and-donts\/\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/amsterdam-red-light-district-dos-and-donts\/\">10x Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts in Amsterdam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/15x-amsterdam-quiz-facts\/\">15x Amsterdam Quiz Facts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13x Amsterdam Red Light District Facts We listed the 13 most common misconceptions about Amsterdam&#8217;s Wallen area and answered them with the right Red Light District facts. 1 | Sex workers have high debts because of high rental costs Not true &#8211; with a caveat. 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