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Gouda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣʌudaː] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, between Rotterdam and Utrecht, in the province of South Holland. Gouda has a population of 75,000 and is famous for its Gouda cheese , stroopwafels , many grachten , smoking pipes , and its 15th-century city hall .
A vase in the "Chryso" pattern, circa 1925, manufactured by Kunstaardewerkfabriek Regina of Gouda, Holland. Gouda is a style of Dutch pottery named after the city of Gouda, where it was historically manufactured. Gouda pottery gained worldwide prominence in the early 20th century and remains highly desirable to collectors today.
De Zalm is the oldest inn in Gouda city, South Holland, Netherlands. In 1551, the inn was called the Old Salm or Gilded Salm. In 1688, the historic Waag building was built by the architect Pieter Post located next to the tavern. [citation needed] The word zalm means salmon and its statue was returned to the roof in 2006. [1]
Around 1000 CE what is now Gouda was soggy and covered with swampy forest and peat rivers such as the Gouwe. Peat extraction took place east and west of Gouda in the 11th century. Mining along the banks of the Gouwe (Bloemendaal and Korte Akkeren , including the area of the current city center) also began. [5]
Image credits: dawrina #6. Jessica Chambers. She was set on fire inside her vehicle, and was found by paramedics walking down the road fully engulfed in flames.
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Gouda by Candlelight is a Christmas event with music, theatre, and singing in the big market square in the town of Gouda, the Netherlands. The tradition began in 1956, when the market of Gouda was decorated with a large Christmas tree, lit by candles in front of the old medieval town hall. It is the oldest and largest 'Christmas lights evening ...