Hem

Hem is a village in the municipality , located in the north west of the , in the province of and the region of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,480 residents
  • Description: village in Drechterland, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Hem, Netherlands”
  • Postal code: 1607

Places of Interest

Highlights include Voormalige Hervormde kerk and Hoogkarspel railway station.

Tower
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is a tower.

Railway station
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Hoogkarspel is a railway station in , . The station opened on 6 June 1885 and is located between Hoorn and Enkhuizen. The station is on the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway. is situated 3½ km north of Hem.

Windmill
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is a windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Venhuizen and Leekerweg.

Village
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is a town in the north-western , in the province of and the region of , in the municipality of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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is a small in the municipality of , in the Dutch province . The village used to belong to the municipalities Venhuizen and Wijdenes. is situated 2½ km south of Hem.

Hem

Latitude
52.66078° or 52° 39′ 39″ north
Longitude
5.18355° or 5° 11′ 1″ east
Population
1,480
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL HEM
Open location code
9F47M56M+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47122099
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2754434
Wiki­data ID
Q3130000
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Hem” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Hem”
  • Catalan: “Hem”
  • Cebuano: “Hem”
  • Chinese: “Hem”
  • Dutch: “Hem (Drechterland)”
  • Dutch: “Hem (Noord-Holland)”
  • Dutch: “Hem”
  • French: “Hem (Hollande-Septentionale)”
  • French: “Hem”
  • Igbo: “Hem”
  • Irish: “Hem”
  • Ladin: “Hem”
  • Luxembourgish: “Hem”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hem”
  • Persian: “هئم”
  • Ukrainian: “Гем”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Voormalige Zuiderkogge-tramlijn 1913-1935 and Padelclub Hem.

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