Oostendam
Oostendam is a Dutch village. It is located in the municipality of Ridderkerk, within the province of South Holland. The village was first mentioned in 1435 as "totten cleynen Waldammen toe, die men heet op desen voorsz. tyt Dappers - dam", and means "eastern dam".Places of Interest
Highlights: Crezéepolder and Brug over de Noord.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht and Drievliet.
Oostendam
- Type: Village with 605 residents
- Description: village in the Netherlands
- Category: locality
- Location: Ridderkerk Municipality, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.8522° or 51° 51′ 8″ north
Longitude
4.63778° or 4° 38′ 16″ east
Population
605
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F36VJ2Q+V4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Oostendam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أوستندام”
- Asturian: “Oostendam”
- Bulgarian: “Остендам”
- Cebuano: “Oostendam”
- Dutch: “Oostendam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اوستندام”
- French: “Oostendam”
- Ladin: “Oostendam”
- Luxembourgish: “Oostendam”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Oostendam”
- Persian: “استندام”
- Spanish: “Oostendam”
- Ukrainian: “Остендам”
- Western Frisian: “Oostendam”
- Zeeuws: “Oôstendam”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: D‘ oude Sluys and Oostendam.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Petrakerk and Waalhof.
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Worth a closer look: Rotterdam and The Hague.
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