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 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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