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.

Roode Steen (west)
Roode Steen (southeast)
Traditional Dutch cheese market on Roode Steen

The Westfries Museum and the weigh house (Waag) are both located on the Roode Steen. A statue of Jan Pieterszoon 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
  1. 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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