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Location:
Europe,
Holland, Gouda
Category:
City
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Description:
View of the Old City Hall in
the market place, one of the oldest
Gothic city halls in the Netherlands
Location Information:
Gouda
is a city and municipality in the
western Netherlands, in the province
of South Holland. Gouda, which was
granted city rights in 1272, is
famous for its Gouda cheese, smoking
pipes, and its 15th century city
hall.
In the Middle Ages, a settlement was
founded at the location of the
current city by the Van der Goude
family, who built a fortified castle
alongside the banks of the Gouwe
River, from which the family and the
city took its name. The area,
originally marshland, developed over
the course of two centuries. By
1225, a canal was linked to the
Gouwe and its estuary was
transformed into a harbour. Gouda's
array of historic churches and other
buildings makes it a very popular
day trip destination. Gouda is world
famous for its Gouda cheese, which
still is traded on its cheese market
held each Thursday. It is further
well-known for the fabrication of
candles, smoking pipes, and syrup
waffles. Gouda used to have a
considerable linen industry and a
number of beer breweries.
The world famous Gouda cheese is not
made in the city itself but in the
surrounding region. It derives its
name from being traded in Gouda
where the city council imposes
stringent quality controls.
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