🇳🇱 Gemeente Gouda, Netherlands

Gemeente Gouda is a city in the Netherlands with a population of approximately 73,000 people. It is known for its famous cheese market, held every Thursday morning from April to August, where cheese is traded and weighed in the traditional way. Although Gouda is not a coastal city, it is connected to the waterways and has a port that serves as a hub for inland shipping. It also has shipyards and factories producing ship parts, making it of interest to seafarers, shipowners, and crewing companies.