Melanen
Melanen is a lake in North Brabant, Southern Netherlands. Melanen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Jankenberg, as well as near the hamlet Nieuwe Molen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort de Roovere and Sint-Quirinuskerk.
Fort de Roovere
Fort
Fort De Roovere is an earthen fort, constructed as part of the Dutch Water Line, a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in 1628 during the Eighty Years War where it defended against Spanish attackers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halsteren and Bergen op Zoom.
Halsteren
Village
Halsteren is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, about 1 km north of that city. Halsteren has an old church from the 14th century and a new church, built in 1919.
Bergen op Zoom
Bergen op Zoom is a city in the west of the Dutch province of North Brabant in The Netherlands. Situated on the border of neighbouring province Zeeland, the city lies on the hills of the "Brabantse wal", an area heightened over the centuries under influence of the river Schelde and the Sea.Lepelstraat
Village
Lepelstraat is a Dutch village six kilometres north of the city of Bergen op Zoom, and part of the municipality with that name. Its earliest records of history date back to 1298 where in a manuscript of landrights it was mentioned as "Den Leepel Straet." Lepelstraat has always been important in its region's religious history.
Melanen
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Groote Melanen”
- Category: body of water
- Location: North Brabant, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.52019° or 51° 31′ 13″ north
Longitude
4.28904° or 4° 17′ 21″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9F36G7CQ+3J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Melanen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jankenberg and Nieuwe Molen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include De Melanen and Monkey Town.
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