Monumental Wood Shed | Heritage Park de Hoop

For years, this shed stood on Zuideinde in Westzaan, but since 2009, this provincial monument has been given a beautiful spot at the Heritage Park.

Today, the story of Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgeest - also known as Krelis Lootjes - is told in the woodshed (free admission), among other things. His invention of the sawmill played an important role in the industrial development of our country. In the woodshed, you can also learn more about the origins and habitation history of the OER-IJ and about the Alkmaarder and Uitgeestermeer lake. With a 'virtual periscope', you can go back in time and see the North Holland landscape as Cornelis experienced it four and a half centuries ago. It is a unique opportunity to see the world through the eyes of this inventor!