Leidse Rijn
The Leidse Rijn is a canal in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It was dug since the Middle Ages when the meandering old Rhine course silted up. The Leidse Rijn has a length of 13 km.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Netherlands
- Also known as: “Leidsche Rijn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Duiventoren Huis Harmelen and Pastorie Sint Bavo.
Duiventoren Huis Harmelen
Heritage site
Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duiventoren Huis Harmelen is a heritage site.
Algemene Begraafplaats Leidsestraatweg
Cemetery
Photo: Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Algemene Begraafplaats Leidsestraatweg is a cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harmelen and Harmelerwaard.
Harmelen
Village
Photo: Arch, Public domain.
Harmelen is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 6 km east of Woerden. In 2001, the town of Harmelen had 6557 inhabitants.
Harmelerwaard
Hamlet
Harmelerwaard is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 9 km west of Utrecht. The hamlet was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as Hermaelrewart, and means "land near water belonging to Harmelen".
Gerverscop
Hamlet
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Gerverscop is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 5 km northeast of Woerden. Until 1857, it was a separate municipality; it then was joined to the municipality of Harmelen.
Leidse Rijn
- Category: body of water
- Location: Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Frisian—“Leidse Rijn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Leidse Rijn”
- Dutch: “Leidse Rijn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ليدز رين”
- French: “Leidse Rijn”
- French: “Rhin de Leyde”
- Georgian: “ლეიდსე-რაინი”
- German: “Leidse Rijn”
- Italian: “Leidse Rijn”
- Latin: “Leidse Rijn”
- Limburgan: “Leidse Rijn”
- Mingrelian: “ლეიდსე-რაინი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Leidse Rijn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Leidse Rijn”
- Norwegian: “Leidse Rijn”
- Picard: “Leidse Rijn”
- Vlaams: “Leidse Rijn”
- Walloon: “Leidse Rijn”
- Western Frisian: “Leienske Ryn”
- “Leidse Rijn”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vijverbos and Hamtoren.
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