The wooden shoe enjoys a long history, especially in the Netherlands. We can rest assured that present-day Netherlands was built with the help of wooden shoes. The Dutch language has a number of sayings and proverbs about the wooden shoe.
An excavation in 1979 at the Nieuwendijk in Amsterdam shows that the wooden shoe has been worn by the Dutch for a very long time. An alder wooden shoe from 1230 was found. The style has hardly changed since that time.
Learn more about the eventful history of the wooden shoe under “geschiedenis” (history). Click on “Productieproces” (production process) to learn more about the production process today and in the past. You can find an overview of the different styles, including the Mondriaan wooden shoe under “Modellen” (styles). Would you like to know how a wooden shoe should fit? Look under “De juiste maat” (the right size). Look under “CE-Keurmerk” (CE certificate) to see proof that wooden shoes can be worn as safety shoes. You will find an overview of other websites with interesting facts under “Links”.