Molenplas

Molenplas is a lake in North Holland, Western Netherlands. Molenplas is situated nearby to the hamlet Zuid-Schalkwijk, as well as near the neighborhood Landgoed Wickevoort.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Vijfhuizen and Museum De Cruquius.

Fort Vijfhuizen

Fort

Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.

Fort Vijfhuizen is one of forty-two forts in the Defense Line of Amsterdam, a World Heritage Site. It is located in the town of Vijfhuizen on the ringvaart which surrounds the Haarlemmermeer polder.

The Museum De Cruquius occupies the old Cruquius steam pumping station in Cruquius, the Netherlands. It derives its name from Nicolaas Kruik, a Dutch land-surveyor and one of many promoters of a plan to pump the Haarlemmermeer dry.

Groene Weelde

Park

Photo: Alfvanbeem, CC0.

Groene Weelde is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cruquius and Schalkwijk.

Cruquius

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Cruquius is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer and lies about 4 km northwest of Hoofddorp.

Schalkwijk

Quarter

Schalkwijk is the largest borough of Haarlem, Netherlands. It has about 30.000 inhabitants, and covers about 25% of the municipality of Haarlem. Until 1963, Schalkwijk was a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude.

Vijfhuizen

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Vijfhuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 4 km southeast of Haarlem.

Molenplas

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.34506° or 52° 20′ 42″ north

Longitude

4.65524° or 4° 39′ 19″ east

Elevation

-4 metres (-13 feet)

Open location code

9F468MW4+23

OpenStreetMap ID

way 103305947

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

2750675

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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