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A klomp (plural klompen) is a whole-foot clog from the Netherlands. Along with tulips and windmills, they are strongly associated with the country and are considered to be a national symbol of the Netherlands.

Usage

Approximately three million pairs of klompen are made each year.^[1] They are sold throughout the Netherlands. A large part of the market is for tourist souvenirs, though some Dutch people, particularly farmers and market gardeners, still wear them for everyday use. Outside the tourist industry, klompen can be found in local tool shops, local tourist shops and garden centers.

The traditional all-wooden Dutch clogs have been officially accredited as safety shoes with the CE mark and can withstand almost any penetration including sharp objects and concentrated acids. They are actually safer than steel-capped protective shoes in some circumstances, as the wood cracks rather than dents in extreme accidents, allowing easy removal of the clog and not continued pressure on the toes by the (edge of the) steel nose.^[2]

Manufacture

Clogmaking

Klompen can be made from willow or poplar.

Notes

^ Wiedijk, page. 25
^ Dutch Heritage Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 1 November 2011

References

'Dutch Heritage. Wooden Shoes', archived from: http://www.dutchdna2011.com/en/Homepage/Dutch-Heritage/Culture/Wooden-Shoes.htm
Wiedijk, F., Wooden Shoes of Holland (2000) ISBN 90-71816-12-5

External links

Netherlands Association of Clogmakers (NVK) Archived 12 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Wiedijk, page. 25

[2] Dutch Heritage Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 1 November 2011

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-[[File:Dutchclogs.jpg|thumb|Dutch ([[Populus|poplar]]) clogs, for everyday use. The red painting on top makes the clogs look like leather shoes. It is a traditional motif on painted clogs.]]
+[[File:Klompen (Dutch Clogs), Wooden Shoes Museum in Drenthe.jpg|thumb|Dutch ([[Populus|poplar]]) clogs, for everyday use. The red painting on top makes the clogs look like leather shoes. It is a traditional motif on painted clogs.]]
-A '''klomp''' (plural '''klompen''') is a whole-foot [[clog]] from the [[Netherlands]].
+A '''klomp''' (plural '''klompen''') is a whole-foot [[clog]] from the [[Netherlands]]. Along with tulips and windmills, they are strongly associated with the country and are considered to be a national symbol of the Netherlands.
 ==Usage==
-Approximately 3 million pairs of klompen are made each year.<ref>Wiedijk, page. 25</ref> They are sold throughout the Netherlands. A large part of the market is for tourist souvenirs. However, some Dutch people, particularly [[Agriculture|farmers]], [[Greenhouse#Netherlands|market gardeners]], and [[gardening|gardeners]] still wear them for everyday use. Outside the tourist industry, klompen can be found in local tool shops, local tourist shops and [[Garden centre|garden centers]].
+Approximately three million pairs of klompen are made each year.<ref>Wiedijk, page. 25</ref> They are sold throughout the Netherlands. A large part of the market is for tourist souvenirs, though some Dutch people, particularly [[Agriculture|farmers]] and [[Greenhouse#Netherlands|market gardeners]], still wear them for everyday use. Outside the tourist industry, klompen can be found in local tool shops, local tourist shops and [[Garden centre|garden centers]].
-The traditional all-wooden Dutch clogs have been officially accredited as safety shoes with the [[CE mark]] and can withstand almost any penetration including sharp objects and concentrated acids. They are actually safer than steelcapped protective shoes in some circumstances, as the wood cracks rather than dents in extreme accidents, allowing easy removal of the clog and not continued pressure on the toes by the (edge of the) steel nose.<ref>[http://www.dutchdna2011.com/en/Homepage/Dutch-Heritage/Culture/Wooden-Shoes.htm Dutch Heritage] Retrieved on 1 November 2011</ref>
+The traditional all-wooden Dutch clogs have been officially accredited as safety shoes with the [[CE mark]] and can withstand almost any penetration including sharp objects and concentrated acids. They are actually safer than [[steel-toe boot|steel-capped]] protective shoes in some circumstances, as the wood cracks rather than dents in extreme accidents, allowing easy removal of the clog and not continued pressure on the toes by the (edge of the) steel nose.<ref>[http://www.dutchdna2011.com/en/Homepage/Dutch-Heritage/Culture/Wooden-Shoes.htm Dutch Heritage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425130935/http://www.dutchdna2011.com/en/Homepage/Dutch-Heritage/Culture/Wooden-Shoes.htm |date=25 April 2012 }} Retrieved on 1 November 2011</ref>
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 == External links ==
-* [http://www.nederlandseverenigingvanklompenfabrikanten.nl Netherlands Association of Clogmakers (NVK)]
+* [http://www.nederlandseverenigingvanklompenfabrikanten.nl Netherlands Association of Clogmakers (NVK)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212223936/http://www.nederlandseverenigingvanklompenfabrikanten.nl/ |date=12 February 2015 }}
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