What is “Volendamse klederdracht” and why are there photo studios?
Eerste familiefoto in Volendamse klederdracht
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
Volendam is the former fishing village 20 km north of Amsterdam where every visiting tourist (and many Dutch families) ends up in front of a photo-studio backdrop wearing klederdracht: the traditional black-bodice-and-white-cap costume of the Zuiderzee fishing communities. The studios charge around €30, hand you the outfit, and shoot a kiekje (Dutch slang for snapshot, from the click-sound of an old shutter). The town leans into its identity around clogs, smoked eel, and accordion bands. The village of Marken across the bay does the same with a different costume.
In this KRO-NCRV clip, a host narrates a family photo session: “Geen enkel gezin verlaat Volendam zonder kiekje in klederdracht.”
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Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.
- ▸In Dutch tourism and Volendam coverage (Visit Volendam, Visit North Holland, Iamsterdam)
- ▸In Dutch heritage and folk-costume coverage (Nederlands Openluchtmuseum, Zuiderzeemuseum, Volendams Museum)
- ▸In Dutch broadsheet travel and culture columns (NRC, De Volkskrant, AD)
- ▸In Dutch folk-music and fishing-village content (De Beste Zangers, Volendamse muziek on Wikipedia, Het Klokhuis)