Halfweg

Halfweg is a hamlet in Purmerend, Zaanstreek-Waterland, North Holland and has about 2,330 residents. Halfweg is situated nearby to the village Zuidoostbeemster, as well as near Neck.

Photo: Hobbema, CC0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort aan de Nekkerweg and Beemster Arboretum.

Beemster Arboretum

Park

Photo: Hobbema, CC0.

Beemster Arboretum is a park.

Neckermolen

House

Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Neckermolen is a house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zuidoostbeemster and Neck.

Zuidoostbeemster

Village

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Zuidoostbeemster is a town in the west of the Netherlands in the former municipality of Beemster, North Holland. It is located about 1 km northwest of Purmerend.

Neck is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Wormerland, North Holland, about 3 km west of Purmerend. The village was first mentioned in 1328 as "sic: van Hicke", and means "neck" which refers to the narrowest point of the waterway separating the Beemster from the Wormer.

Middenbeemster

Village

Photo: Arhu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Middenbeemster is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Beemster, and lies about 6 km northwest of Purmerend. Middenbeemster is situated 2½ km north of Halfweg.

Halfweg

Type: Hamlet with 2,330 residents
Description: human settlement in the Beemster, the Netherlands
Categories: buurtschap, human settlement, and locality
Location: Purmerend, Zaanstreek-Waterland, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.52652° or 52° 31′ 36″ north

Longitude

4.92883° or 4° 55′ 44″ east

Population

2,330

Elevation

-3 metres (-10 feet)

Open location code

9F46GWGH+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 46863074

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2754942

Wikidata ID

Q2482096

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Russian—“Halfweg” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Halfweg”
Cebuano: “Halfweg”
Chinese: “Halfweg”
Dutch: “Halfweg (Beemster)”
Dutch: “Halfweg”
French: “Halfweg”
Irish: “Halfweg”
Luxembourgish: “Halfweg”
Min Nan Chinese: “Halfweg”
Russian: “Халвег”

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