sentences:  When the ditch was widened into the present canal it was given the name Herengracht in 1612, after the "Heren Regeerders van de stad Amsterdam" (Gentlemen Governors of the city of Amsterdam).The part between Leidsegracht and the Binnen Amstel is part of the expansion after 1658.This part contains the Gouden Bocht (Golden Bend), the most prestigious part of the Herengracht.