Wijk aan Zee

Wijk aan Zee is a village on the coast of the in the municipality of , the province of of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament takes place there every year.
Photo: Chris06, CC0.
  • Village with 2,150 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 9 metres (30 feet)
  • Description: village in Beverwijk, Netherlands
  • Postal code: 1949

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort IJmuiden and Hoogovensmuseum.

Fort
is a former fort, now heritage site and event location in North-Holland. is situated 3½ km south of Wijk aan Zee.

Museum
The is a museum located on the… is situated 3 km southeast of Wijk aan Zee.

Lighthouse
The is a round, cast-iron… is situated 4 km south of Wijk aan Zee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heemskerkerduin and Velsen-Noord.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Wijk aan Zee.

Village
is a village in the province of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Wijk aan Zee.

Town
Photo: Ed Stevenhagen, Public domain.
is a port town in the province of . is situated 4 km south of Wijk aan Zee.

Wijk aan Zee

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Latitude
52.49393° or 52° 29′ 38″ north
Longitude
4.59376° or 4° 35′ 38″ east
Open location code
9F46FHVV+HG
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Wijk aan Zee” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Wijk aan Zee”
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  • Armenian: “Վեյկ ան Զեյ”
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  • Bulgarian: “Вайк ан Зее”
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  • Greek: “Βάικ ααν Ζέι”
  • Hebrew: “וייק אן זיי”
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  • Japanese: “ワイク・アーン・ゼー”
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  • Kazakh: “Вейк-ан-Зе”
  • Kongo: “Wijk aan Zee”
  • Korean: “베이크안제이”
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  • Lithuanian: “Pajūrio Veikas”
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  • Persian: “ویک آن زی”
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  • Russian: “Вейк-ан-Зе”
  • Sardinian: “Wijk aan Zee”
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  • Ukrainian: “Вейк-ан-Зее”
  • Urdu: “وائیک آن زی”
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  • Welsh: “Wijk aan Zee”
  • Wolof: “Wijk aan Zee”
  • Zeeuws: “Wiek an Zeê”
  • Zulu: “Wijk aan Zee”

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