Waag

The Waag building is a National monument listed building on the Waagplein in Alkmaar in the Netherlands. On this square Waagplein every Friday from April till the second week of September, the famous cheese market is held.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …dates from 1800
  • Description: listed building in Netherlands, site of annual cheese market

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dutch Cheesemuseum and Het kussende kaasmeisje.
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is a work of art.
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is a church, which is situated 200 metres north of Waag.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achtermeer and Oudorp.
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The polder, south of in the Dutch…
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is a neighbourhood of and former village in the province of .
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Waag.

Waag

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Latitude
52.63136° or 52° 37′ 53″ north
Longitude
4.75009° or 4° 45′ 0″ east
Open location code
9F46JQJ2+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 51089999
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2156410

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“Waag” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “秤量房 (阿尔克马尔)”
  • Chinese: “秤量房 (阿爾克馬爾)”
  • Chinese: “阿尔克马尔测量所”
  • Chinese: “阿爾克馬爾測量所”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 7446”
  • Dutch: “Waag (Alkmaar)”
  • Dutch: “Waag”
  • French: “Poids public d’Alkmaar”
  • German: “Stadtwaage”
  • Italian: “Pesa pubblica”

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