Goudkantoor

Local nameGoudkantoor
LocationCentrum, Groningen, Netherlands

The Goudkantoor is a building built in 1635 and located on Waagstraat near the Grote Markt in Groningen, Netherlands. Originally it was built as an office for the receiver of the province of Groningen when it was called Collectehuis.

The text on the building, Date Caesari quae sunt Caesaris refers to the original function. The coat of arms of the city of Groningen is located on the building.

The name Goudkantoor goes back to 1814-1887, when the Waarborgbureau voor Goud- en Zilverwerken was located in the building. Gold and silver could get a hallmark so people could prove it was real.

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Goudkantoor, Groningen,… @ A.J. (Ton) van der Wal

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goudkantoor

Address 1 Waagplein, Groningen 9712JZ, Netherlands

Coordinates 53°13'6.559" N 6°33'58.608" E

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