Paal
Paal is a hamlet in the southwest Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, Zeeland, and is located 35 km north of Antwerp, Belgium. The village was first mentioned in 1847 as Paal, and refers to a beacon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 70 residents
- Description: hamlet in Hulst, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Paal” and “Paal, Netherlands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maria Hemelvaartkerk.
Maria Hemelvaartkerk
Building
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maria Hemelvaartkerk is a building, which is situated 2½ km south of Paal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kruispolderhaven and Baalhoek.
Kruispolderhaven
Hamlet
Photo: Mary Pelk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kruispolderhaven is a hamlet located in the eastern Zeelandic Flanders portion of the Dutch province of Zeeland. Its name originates from its location at the eastern tip of the Kruispolder, a "crossed" polder adjacent to a seaport on the southern bank of the Western Scheldt estuary.
Baalhoek
Hamlet
Baalhoek is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Hulst, about 5 km east of Kloosterzande on the dyke of the Westerschelde.
Graauw
Village
Graauw is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 22 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom. Graauw is situated 2½ km south of Paal.
Paal
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Hulst, Zeeland, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.35333° or 51° 21′ 12″ northLongitude
4.10833° or 4° 6′ 30″ eastPopulation
70Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9F369435+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 11742237533OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2748800Wikidata ID
Q2538680
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Zeeuws—“Paal” goes by many names.
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