Grevelingen

The Grevelingen or Grevelingenmeer is a closed off part of the Rhine- estuary on the border of the provinces of and . It is situated between the islands of and and was closed off as part of the Delta Works, a huge engineering project designed to protect the southwestern part of the Netherlands from flooding.
Wikipedia
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  • Marine channel
  • …is also known as “Grevelingen Gat”
  • Description: brackish water body partly isolated from the sea in the Netherlands

Places of Interest

Highlights include De Dankbaarheid.

Windmill
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is a windmill, which is situated 3 km northeast of Grevelingen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Herkingen and Sirjansland.

Village
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village in the province of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Grevelingen.

Village
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is a village in the province of . is situated 3 km southwest of Grevelingen.

Village
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is a village in the south-west of the . is situated 3½ km southeast of Grevelingen.

Grevelingen

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Latitude
51.69003° or 51° 41′ 24″ north
Longitude
4.0717° or 4° 4′ 18″ east
Open location code
9F36M3RC+2M
Geo­Names ID
2755341
Wiki­data ID
Q1546115

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Grevelingen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خريفيلينجن”
  • Catalan: “Grevelingen”
  • Chuvash: “Гревелинген”
  • Dutch: “Grevelingen”
  • Dutch: “Grevelingenmeer”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره خريفيلينجن”
  • French: “Grevelingen”
  • French: “Grevelingenmeer”
  • Georgian: “გრეველინგენი”
  • Georgian: “გრეველინგენის ტბა”
  • German: “Grevelingen Meer”
  • German: “Grevelingen”
  • German: “Grevelingenmeer”
  • Italian: “Grevelingen”
  • Italian: “Grevelingenmeer”
  • Japanese: “グレーヴェリンゲン湖”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grevelingenmeer”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grevelingen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grevelingenmeer”
  • Norwegian: “Grevelingenmeer”
  • Romanian: “Grevelingen”
  • Russian: “Гревелинген”
  • Venetian: “Grevelingenmeer”
  • Western Frisian: “Grevelingenmar”
  • Zeeuws: “Grevelienge”
  • Zeeuws: “Greveliengen”
  • Zeeuws: “Greveliengenmeer”
  • Zeeuws: “Grevelingen”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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