Roode Steen
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Roode Steen (west)
Roode Steen (southeast)
Traditional Dutch cheese market on Roode Steen
Roode Steen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːdə steːn]; lit. 'Red Stone'), also known as Kaasmarkt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːsmɑr(ə)kt]; lit. 'Cheese Market'), is a square and a road junction in the city center of Hoorn, Netherlands.
The Westfries Museum and the weigh house (Waag) are both located on the Roode Steen. A statue of Jan Pieterzoon Coen, made by Ferdinand Leenhoff, was placed on the square in 1893.[1]
Road junction[]
Roode Steen is the meeting point of four streets and two alleys. Clockwise from the northwest, these are:
- Grote Noord
- Kerkstraat
- Grote Oost
- Grote Havensteeg
- West
- Proostensteeg
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Mee, Tonny van der (19 June 2020). "Beeld J.P. Coen in Hoorn was altijd al mikpunt van kritiek". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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Coordinates: 52°38′22″N 5°3′33″E / 52.63944°N 5.05917°E
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