Halstersche Laag

Halstersche Laag is a marsh in North Brabant, Southern Netherlands. Halstersche Laag is situated nearby to the locality De Krabben, as well as near the hamlet Klutsdorp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Halsters Laag and Fort de Roovere.

Halsters Laag

Nature reserve

Photo: Nokah, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Halsters Laag is a nature reserve.

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. Fort de Roovere is situated 3 km south of Halstersche Laag.

Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Steenbergen

Church

Photo: Steenbergen, Public domain.

Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Steenbergen is a church, which is situated 4 km north of Halstersche Laag.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lepelstraat and Steenbergen.

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. Lepelstraat is situated 3 km west of Halstersche Laag.

Steenbergen

Town

Photo: Steenbergen, Public domain.

Steenbergen is a town, which is situated 3½ km north of Halstersche Laag.

Halsteren

Village

Photo: John Scholte, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

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. Halsteren is situated 4½ km southwest of Halstersche Laag.

Halstersche Laag

Type: Marsh
Category: body of water
Location: North Brabant, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.55365° or 51° 33′ 13″ north

Longitude

4.31677° or 4° 19′ 0″ east

Elevation

-2 metres (-7 feet)

Open location code

9F36H838+FP

GeoNames ID

2754920

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Localities in the Area

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