Gouwe
Gouwe is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 11 km northwest of Hoorn. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1437 as "bij de Gowe", and refers to a stream.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 205 residents
- Description: village in Opmeer, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Gouw” and “Gouw”
Places of Interest
Highlights include De Lastdrager and Nederlands Hervormde Kerk.
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk
Church
Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Gouwe.
Bonifaciuskerk
Church
Photo: Dqfn13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bonifaciuskerk is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Gouwe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aartswoud and De Weere.
Aartswoud
Village
Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Aartswoud is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland, part of the municipality of Opmeer. It lies about twelve kilometres northeast of Heerhugowaard.
De Weere
Village
De Weere is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 10 km northwest of Hoorn. The village was first mentioned in 1680 as De Weeren, and means "enclosed land".
Sijbekarspel
Village
Sijbekarspel is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 10 km northwest of Hoorn.
Gouwe
- Categories: human settlement, village, and locality
- Location: Opmeer Municipality, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.72647° or 52° 43′ 35″ northLongitude
4.96164° or 4° 57′ 42″ eastPopulation
205Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)Open location code
9F46PXG6+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 510390083OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2755397Wikidata ID
Q153851
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Gouwe” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Gouwe”
- Dutch: “Gouwe (plaats)”
- Dutch: “Gouwe”
- Irish: “Gouwe”
- Kölsch: “Gouwe”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Gouwe”
- Persian: “گوو”
- Portuguese: “Gouwe”
- Slovenian: “Gouwe”
- Ukrainian: “Гауве”
- Western Frisian: “Gouwe (plak)”
- Western Frisian: “Gouwe”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gouwe”. Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.