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Trappenbrug Over de Turfmarkt, Gouda

Trappenbrug Over de Turfmarkt, Gouda

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Trappenbrug Over de Turfmarkt, Gouda

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Location: Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands

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Niek 🇳🇱

November 1, 2024

The Turfmarkt is a canal in the city centre of Gouda, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The north-west side of the Turfmarkt extends from the Lage Gouwe in the west to the Kleiweg in the east. The south-east side of the Turfmarkt extends from the Lage Gouwe to the Blauwstraat. The north-west side, from Kleiweg to Vrouwensteeg, was formerly called the Varkens-, Elzen- or Eiermarkt. The names used are a reminder of the sale of peat, alder wood, pigs and eggs, which used to take place here. The north-west side, from the Vrouwensteeg to the Vuilsteeg (now Lange Dwarsstraat), was called Hontscoop. The opposite south-east side was called Tevecoop (see fragment of the map of Gouda in Kuyper's municipal atlas).[1] The water of the Turfmarkt borders directly on that of the adjacent canal, the Gouwe, but is covered over at the Kleiweg. nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turfmarkt_(Gouda)

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Niek 🇳🇱

June 11, 2024

The Staircase Bridge is a monumental bridge over the Turfmarkt in the city of Gouda, in the Dutch province of South Holland.
The Staircase Bridge is the only one of its kind in Gouda. There was a stone bridge on this site as early as 1507. This bridge was also called the Vuilsteeg Bridge, because it was located opposite the Vuilsteeg; this was an alley that led to the rubbish dump on the city fortress, now the Regentesseplantsoen. In the 19th century, the name Vuilsteeg was changed to the current name Lange Dwarsstraat. On the other side of the Trappenbrug is the Geertje de Bultsteeg, an alley that, with the Arie Kerssensteegje and the Looierspoort, forms the connection between the Turfmarkt and the Groenendaal. In 1574, the existing bridge was replaced by a newly built stepped bridge. The height of the bridge was necessary so that the peat ships could pass this bridge unhindered. The name Turfmarkt recalls the time when peat from the surrounding peatlands was traded here. Peat ships sailed via the Turfsingel and the Gouwe to the Turfmarkt.
The Staircase Bridge is recognized as a national monument.

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Gastheerg

April 9, 2025

The quay is very low here. This seems to have to do with the unloading of peat that was done here in the past

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