Urkervaart
Urkervaart is a canal in Flevoland, Western Netherlands. Urkervaart is situated nearby to the locality Top, as well as near the village Tollebeek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gemaal Vissering and Urk Lighthouse.
Gemaal Vissering
Industrial building
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Gemaal Vissering is an industrial building.
Urk Lighthouse
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Urk Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Urk at the eastern banks of the IJsselmeer in the Netherlands. From 1617 a coal fire was used for the local fishermen as well as for the ships sailing from Amsterdam to the North Sea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urk and Tollebeek.
Urk
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Urk is a town and municipality in the Dutch province of Flevoland. This former island is situated on the edge of the Noordoostpolder and directly connected to the IJsselmeer. Because of this people in Urk still say they are living 'on' Urk instead of 'in' Urk.
Tollebeek
Village
Photo: BrianKeetman, Public domain.
Tollebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and is approximately 90 kilometres north east of Amsterdam. Tollebeek is situated 5 km northeast of Urkervaart.
Espel
Village
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Espel is one of the so-called green villages in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It lies in the municipality of Noordoostpolder next to a crossroads where provincial road N712 from Urk to Lemmer intersects with road N714 to Emmeloord, roughly 6 km to the east. Espel is situated 8 km north of Urkervaart.
Urkervaart
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Flevoland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.65783° or 52° 39′ 28″ northLongitude
5.6038° or 5° 36′ 14″ eastElevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)Open location code
9F47MJ53+4GGeoNames ID
2745928
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Top and Nagele.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Werkhaven and Urkerbos.
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