Alkmaar

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Alkmaar is a historic city in the Netherlands, renowned for its traditional cheese market and well-preserved medieval center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 072
cheeseMarketDay Friday
cheeseMarketHeldAt Waagplein NERFINISHED
cheeseMarketSeason spring to early autumn
cheeseMarketTraditionSince 16th century
country Netherlands
defeated Spanish troops in 1573
governedBy municipal council of Alkmaar NERFINISHED
governmentType municipality
hasCheeseCarriersGuild yes
hasFootballStadium AFAS Stadion NERFINISHED
hasLandmark Accijnstoren NERFINISHED
Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk NERFINISHED
Molen van Piet NERFINISHED
Stadhuis van Alkmaar (city hall) NERFINISHED
Waag (weigh house) NERFINISHED
hasMunicipalRightsSince 1254
hasMuseum Beatles Museum Alkmaar NERFINISHED
Hollands Kaasmuseum NERFINISHED
Nationaal Biermuseum De Boom NERFINISHED
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar NERFINISHED
hasPopulationApprox 110000
hasRailwayStation Alkmaar Noord railway station NERFINISHED
Alkmaar railway station NERFINISHED
hasRiver Noordhollandsch Kanaal NERFINISHED
hasWaterway Luttik Oudorp NERFINISHED
Oudegracht NERFINISHED
knownFor Dutch Golden Age architecture
historic canals
historic churches
traditional cheese market
well-preserved medieval city center
language Dutch
locatedIn province of North Holland
region of West-Frisia
locatedNear North Sea NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Amsterdam NERFINISHED
mottoRelatedToEvent Bij Alkmaar begint de victorie
notableEvent Siege of Alkmaar (1573) NERFINISHED
playedRoleIn Eighty Years War NERFINISHED
postalCodeRange 1800–1849
receivedCityRightsFrom Count William II of Holland NERFINISHED
sportsClub AZ Alkmaar NERFINISHED
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED
twinTown Bath NERFINISHED
Delft NERFINISHED
Troyes NERFINISHED

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