Waalsdorpervlakte
The Waalsdorpervlakte is a clearing in the dune area "Meijendel", where between 250 and 280 members of the Dutch resistance were killed by the Germans during World War II.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature area in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Vlakte van Waalsdorp”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Memorial Waalsdorpervlakte and Bourdon Clock Waalsdorpervlakte.
Museum Voorlinden
Museum
Museum Voorlinden is an art museum in Wassenaar in the Netherlands. It was founded and is privately owned by Joop van Caldenborgh. It was opened on 10 September 2016 by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benoordenhout and Haagse Hout.
Benoordenhout
Quarter
Benoordenhout is a neighbourhood in the Haagse Hout district of The Hague. In addition to Benoordenhout, Haagse Hout consists of the Bezuidenhout, Mariahoeve en Marlot, and Haagse Bos neighbourhoods.
Haagse Hout
Suburb
Haagse Hout is one of the eight districts of The Hague. This area was originally called Die Haghe Houte, which later became the current Haagse Hout. The district has 50,867 residents as of 1 January 2025.
Waalsdorpervlakte
- Categories: military training area, nature area, and recreation area
- Location: South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.11282° or 52° 6′ 46″ north
Longitude
4.33361° or 4° 20′ 1″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Operator
Dunea
Open location code
9F46487M+4C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Frisian—“Waalsdorpervlakte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vlakte van Waalsdorp”
- Danish: “Waalsdorpervlakte”
- Dutch: “Vlakte van Waalsdorp”
- Dutch: “Waalsdorpervlakte”
- Esperanto: “Waalsdorpervlakte”
- French: “Waalsdorpervlakte”
- German: “Waalsdorpervlakte”
- Italian: “Waalsdorpervlakte”
- Ukrainian: “Ваальсдорпервлакте”
- Western Frisian: “Waalsdoarperflakte”
- Western Frisian: “Waalsdorperflakte”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Herdenkingsmonument and Sint Sebastiaen.
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