Waag - Deventer NL
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N 52° 15.084 E 006° 09.602
32U E 306148 N 5792800
De Waag, oldest weigh house in the Netherlands, located on the Brink in Deventer, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WM13R56
Location: Overijssel, Netherlands
Date Posted: 02/07/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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There are 2 Signs of History affixed to the Waag.

ANWB (visit link) has been placing information boards at monuments and tourist routes for around 35 years with the aim of introducing historic locations to not only visitors but also residents of the region.
Source: (visit link)
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ANWB Monument Plaque reads:

"WAAG
Built in 1528 as a city weighhouse (below) and main guardhouse (above) in late Gothic style, with Renaissance portal from 1643.
Now a museum of urban history."
Group that erected the marker: ANWB

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Brink 56
Deventer, Overijssel, The Netherlands
7411 BV
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