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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crezéepolder and Brug over de Noord.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht and Drievliet.
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Town
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Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located on the island of IJsselmonde, and borders with Zwijndrecht, Ridderkerk, and the Noord River.
Alblasserdam
Village
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Alblasserdam is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of 10.06 km2, of which 1.28 km2 is water, and has a population of 20,136 as of 2021.
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″ northLongitude
4.63778° or 4° 38′ 16″ eastPopulation
605Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9F36VJ2Q+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1926751433OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2749508Wikidata ID
Q2603031
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Oostendam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أوستندام”
- Asturian: “Oostendam”
- Bulgarian: “Остендам”
- Cebuano: “Oostendam”
- Chinese: “Oostendam”
- Dutch: “Oostendam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اوستندام”
- French: “Oostendam”
- Luxembourgish: “Oostendam”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Oostendam”
- Persian: “استندام”
- Spanish: “Oostendam”
- Ukrainian: “Остендам”
- Western Frisian: “Oostendam”
- Zeeuws: “Oôstendam”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Petrakerk and Waalhof.
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