Eem

The Eem is a river in the central with a length of approximately 18 kilometres. The river is fed by the Vallei Canal and a number of creeks, the most important of which are the Heiligenberger Beek, the Barneveldse Beek and the Lunterse Beek, all of which come together in .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the Netherlands
  • Also known as: De Eem

Places of Interest

Highlights include De Dode Hond and Museum Spakenburg (voorheen Museum ‘t Vurhuus).

Islet
is an islet.

Nature reserve
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.
is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Eem.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eemland and Eemdijk.

Locality
Utrecht is a central province of the . With its 1485 square kilometers it's the second smallest province in the country - it is, however, densely populated.

Village
is a village on the river Eem in the province of . It is in the municipality of , about 3 km west of Bunschoten-Spakenburg.

Quarter
is a quarter, which is situated 4 km northwest of Eem.

Eem

Latitude
52.27215° or 52° 16′ 20″ north
Longitude
5.33049° or 5° 19′ 50″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F4778CJ+V5
Geo­Names ID
2756400
Wiki­data ID
Q978559
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Eem” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Eem
  • Bavarian: Eem
  • Catalan: Eem
  • Cebuano: Eem
  • Chinese: 埃姆河
  • Chuvash: Эм
  • Czech: Eem
  • Danish: Eem
  • Dutch: Eem
  • Finnish: Eem
  • French: Eem
  • Georgian: ემი
  • German: Eem
  • Ido: Eem
  • Italian: Amer
  • Italian: Eem
  • Italian: Hamer
  • Italian: Hemus
  • Mingrelian: ემი
  • Portuguese: Rio Eem
  • Russian: Эм
  • Serbo-Croatian: Eem
  • Ukrainian: Еем
  • Vlaams: Eem
  • Western Frisian: Eem
  • Western Frisian: Iem

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eemmeer and De Hoop.

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About Mapcarta. 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 “Eem”. Photo: Al1 73, CC BY-SA 3.0.