Cheese warehouse the Commerce
On a picturesque canal, behind a row of historic facades, are Edam's traditional cheese warehouses. These include Kaaspakhuis de Koophandel.
In 1916, cheese merchants Schardam and Groot established their cheese export association Gestam on the Voorhaven in Edam. In 27 small cheese factories, cheeses were ripened for subsequent export to other countries by Gestam. Gestam's cheeses are still exported from there to all corners of the world, but no longer from this warehouse. Today,'Bakhuis de Koophandel' is located here.