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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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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dutch Cheesemuseum and Doopsgezinde kerk, Alkmaar.

Museum
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church
Photo: Dqfn13, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a church, which is situated 200 metres north of Waag.

Church
Photo: Steven van der Wal, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a church, which is situated 210 metres south of Waag.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achtermeer and Oudorp.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The polder, south of in the Dutch province of , is the first known polder in the .

Quarter
is a neighbourhood of and former village in the province of . It is located about 2 km east of the city centre. The village merged with Alkmaar in 1972.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Waag.

Waag

Latitude
52.63136° or 52° 37′ 53″ north
Longitude
4.75009° or 4° 45′ 0″ east
Inception
1800
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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waagplein and Kaasmarkt.

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