Every design for Appingedam
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13 unique designs from the town of Appingedam in Groningen – map designs, local expressions and symbols only people who know the place will read. Also available as t-shirt, hoodie, sweatshirt or tote bag.
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from 129 SEKAbout Appingedam
Hanging kitchens
Damsterdiep canal
Medieval centre
Look up from the bank of the Damsterdiep and you will see them: the Hangende keukens, little kitchens built out over the water behind the old houses of Appingedam. They are the town's most famous sight, and they say a lot about a place that has always lived with its back to the canal.
The Damsterdiep, once called the Delf, was the reason Appingedam existed at all. Dug to drain the land behind it, it gave the town open access to the sea, and seagoing ships moored at its quays, trading with northern Germany, the Baltic and Scandinavia. Museum Stad Appingedam tells that story; the narrow, winding Wierde street along the water marks the oldest inhabited ground. Today the protected centre is quiet, ringed by green spaces such as the Biessummerbos, the Olingerhoogte and De Wieroevers, with the open Groningen countryside beyond.
The town that once rivalled Groningen is now small and unhurried. For those who come from here, that one canal running straight through the middle is the line that always leads home.
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Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Coordinates: 53.3204°N, 6.8578°E
