Overleek

Overleek is a hamlet in North Holland, in the municipality of Waterland, close to Monnickendam. Overleek is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Monnickendam. It consists of about 30 houses.

Photo: Hobbema, CC0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in Waterland, Netherlands
Also known as: “Klein-Overleek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum de Speeltoren and Hervormde Kerk, Ilpendam.

Museum de Speeltoren

Museum

Museum de Speeltoren is a museum in Monnickendam, North Holland, in the Netherlands. Museum exhibitions focus on the history, culture, art, and environment of Monnickendam. Museum de Speeltoren is situated 2½ km east of Overleek.

Hervormde Kerk, Ilpendam

Church

Photo: Marcel mulder, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Hervormde Kerk, Ilpendam is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Overleek.

Joodse begraafplaats Monnickendam

Cemetery

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Joodse begraafplaats Monnickendam is a cemetery, which is situated 3 km east of Overleek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broek in Waterland and Monnickendam.

Broek in Waterland

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Broek in Waterland is a village in the Zaanstreek-Waterland, in the Dutch province North Holland. It is known for its lovely, typically old-Dutch atmosphere and wooden houses in soft colours.

Monnickendam

Photo: Arwin Meijer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Monnickendam is a town in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands.

Ilpendam

Village

Photo: Taks, Public domain.

Ilpendam is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies about 4 km south of Purmerend. Ilpendam is situated 3½ km northwest of Overleek.

Overleek

Categories: buurtschap and locality
Location: Waterland, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.45398° or 52° 27′ 14″ north

Longitude

4.99757° or 4° 59′ 51″ east

Elevation

-1 metres (-3 feet)

Open location code

9F46FX3X+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 46652090

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2752673

Wikidata ID

Q2246469

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Overleek” goes by many names.

Chinese: “Overleek”
Dutch: “Overleek”
French: “Overleek”
Luxembourgish: “Overleek”
Min Nan Chinese: “Overleek”
Ukrainian: “Оверлек”

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