Vissersstraat in Zoutkamp
Wander through the narrow streets and marvel at the little houses. Due to urban regeneration, a large number of the houses on Kerkstraat and Marnestraat were demolished between 1950 and 1970, but the atmosphere of the old village is still very much alive on Vissersstraat and Kerkstraat.
Have a look now
Beereboomstraat is the only alleyway you can still walk through. On the corner of Vissersstraat and Kerkstraat stands the oldest house in Zoutkamp.
The story of Zoutkamp begins in the 15th century. At that time, it was still called ‘Soltcampum’, which means ‘salty land’. The village lay ‘outside the dykes’ and its inhabitants made their living from the salt trade. In 1576, Spanish soldiers built the fortification ‘Soltecampe’. This fortification forms the basic structure of Zoutkamp. Towards the end of the 17th century, the first fishermen came to live in Zoutkamp: a fishing village was born.
Thanks to its strategic location on the Reitdiep and the former…
Beereboomstraat is the only alleyway you can still walk through. On the corner of Vissersstraat and Kerkstraat stands the oldest house in Zoutkamp.
The story of Zoutkamp begins in the 15th century. At that time, it was still called ‘Soltcampum’, which means ‘salty land’. The village lay ‘outside the dykes’ and its inhabitants made their living from the salt trade. In 1576, Spanish soldiers built the fortification ‘Soltecampe’. This fortification forms the basic structure of Zoutkamp. Towards the end of the 17th century, the first fishermen came to live in Zoutkamp: a fishing village was born.
Thanks to its strategic location on the Reitdiep and the former Lauwerszee, Zoutkamp grew into a major fishing village. At its peak, it had a fleet of 60 cutters. That was until 1877, when the Reitdiep was cut off from the Lauwerszee. This led to the creation of an inner and an outer harbour. When the Lauwerszee was closed off in 1969, many fishermen from Zoutkamp moved their home port to Lauwersoog. But that fishing history… you can still see, smell and taste it everywhere.