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Alkmaar is located in North Holland and has about 95,000 inhabitants.. <9> If you hear ´Alkmaar´, you think ´cheese market´! <9> <9> <1001> <9> <9> History <9> <9> * around 1100 a settlement is established in this area around a church <9> * 1254 The settlement Alkmaar receives the city rights of Count Wilhelm II <9> * 1573 Alkmaar becomes the symbol of the Dutch freedom fight gg the Spaniards, gets their motto: ´The Victorious´ after successful resistance to the siege.. Similar to Leiden, this Liberation Day (October 8) is also celebrated here every year.. <9> <9> <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> * first of all: <1002> Alkmaar Cheese Market ONLINE Info} <9> Existing since 1622, it is held every Friday between Easter and Autumn.. White-coated cheese carriers put the cheese wheels on wooden strollers on the market, which is thoroughly cleaned Friday morning before this event.. <9> The cheese is layered in the so-called ´setters´ and at 10 o´clock it starts.. It is bargaining and trying as important as buying.. <9> If that were worth seeing, the cheese carriers are at least as well.. <9> Since 1593 there is a Käseträgergilde, which consists of 4 groups of 7 carriers, recognizable by differently colored hats.. <9> Chef is the ´cheese father´, he has a black stick with silver knob.. <9> * The Dutch Cheese Museum, Waagplein 2, on the market square in a former Libra building.. The museum itself is from the 14th century.. and well inside and out.. <9> * The Municipal Museum, Canadaplein (Stedelijkmuseum) with a very good collection of old master paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries.. and coin collection <9> * The national beer museum ´De Boom´, Houttil 1, in an old brewery building from the 17th century.. In the adjoining pub you can test yourself through 86 Dutch beers.. Cheers !! <9> * St. Laurenskerk Church, Kerkplein 7-8 Downtown 15 years.. , Baroque organ from 1643 <9> * in Alkmaar and surrounding area there are still some pretty windmills <9> * old town with picturesque old houses and canals <9> * town hall with late Gothic tower and outside staircase.. Noteworthy are the old Council Chamber, the Great Hall, the Polder Room and the Renaissance Town Hall.. <9> * Grain mill ´Molen van Piet´, city wall.. A mill to be visited from 1769, which is still operated today <9> <9>