First bridge over the Rijn River at Leiden. The markets held here and along both sides of the river on Wednesdays and Saturdays have been here continuously since the 13th century and are the oldest in Holland.From the Coornbrug there is a view to the Town Hall tower, to the Visbrug, and beyond it, to the Weigh House. This is where the city crane unloaded all the boats that brought produce for Leiden's markets. Here, too, the passenger boats that provided regular service two or three times a week to the other Dutch cities loaded and unloaded. The Pilgrims landed by the city crane when they arrived from Amsterdam on May Day, 1609.
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