Zwarte Wiel

Zwarte Wiel is in North Brabant, Southern Netherlands. Zwarte Wiel is situated nearby to the hamlet Klutsdorp, as well as near the village Lepelstraat.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Halsters Laag and Fort de Roovere.

Halsters Laag

Nature reserve

Photo: Nokah, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Halsters Laag is a nature reserve.

Fort De Roovere is an earthen fort, constructed as part of the Dutch Water Line, a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in 1628 during the Eighty Years War where it defended against Spanish attackers. Fort de Roovere is situated 3½ km south of Zwarte Wiel.

Sint-Gummaruskerk

Church

Photo: Steenbergen, Public domain.

Sint-Gummaruskerk is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of Zwarte Wiel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lepelstraat and Steenbergen.

Lepelstraat

Village

Lepelstraat is a Dutch village six kilometres north of the city of Bergen op Zoom, and part of the municipality with that name. Its earliest records of history date back to 1298 where in a manuscript of landrights it was mentioned as "Den Leepel Straet." Lepelstraat has always been important in its region's religious history.

Steenbergen

Town

Photo: Steenbergen, Public domain.

Steenbergen is a town, which is situated 3 km north of Zwarte Wiel.

Halsteren

Village

Photo: John Scholte, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Halsteren is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, about 1 km north of that city. Halsteren has an old church from the 14th century and a new church, built in 1919. Halsteren is situated 4½ km southwest of Zwarte Wiel.

Zwarte Wiel

Type: Body of water
Location: North Brabant, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.55857° or 51° 33′ 31″ north

Longitude

4.3° or 4° 18′ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

9F36H852+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 94214277

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

2743522

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