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Aklomp (Dutch:[klɔmp]ⓘ, pluralklompen[ˈklɔmpə(n)]ⓘ) is a whole-footclog from theNetherlands. Along with cheese, tulips, and windmills, they are strongly associated with the country and are considered to be a national symbol of the Netherlands.
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, particularlyfarmers andmarket gardeners, still wear them for everyday use. Outside the tourist industry, klompen can be found in local tool shops, local tourist shops andgarden centers.
The traditional all-wooden Dutch clogs have been officially accredited as safety shoes with theCE mark and can withstand almost any penetration including sharp objects and concentrated acids. They are actually safer thansteel-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]
Klompen can be made fromwillow orpoplar.
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