Waterkant
Waterkant is a hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant. Waterkant is situated nearby to the hamlet Kijkuit, as well as near the village Lepelstraat.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Halsteren and Sint-Quirinuskerk.
Fort de Roovere
Fort
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 southeast of Waterkant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lepelstraat and Halsteren.
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.
Halsteren
Village
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 2½ km south of Waterkant.
Oud-Vossemeer
Village
Oud-Vossemeer is a village on the island of Tholen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 13 km northwest of Bergen op Zoom, close to the Eendracht, part of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal. Oud-Vossemeer is situated 5 km northwest of Waterkant.
Waterkant
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands
- Categories: buurtschap and locality
- Location: Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.54534° or 51° 32′ 43″ north
Longitude
4.26011° or 4° 15′ 36″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9F36G7W6+42
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Waterkant” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Waterkant”
- Dutch: “Waterkant (Bergen op Zoom)”
- Dutch: “Waterkant”
- French: “Waterkant”
- Luxembourgish: “Waterkant”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Waterkant”
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