Roode Steen

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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

• Nieuwmarkt

References

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52°38′22″N 5°3′33″E / 52.63944°N 5.05917°E / 52.63944; 5.05917

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