Cruquius
Cruquius is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer and lies about 4 km northwest of Hoofddorp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,030 residents
- Description: village in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Cruquius, Netherlands”
- Postal code: 2142
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum De Cruquius and Groenendaal Park.
Museum De Cruquius
Museum
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The Museum De Cruquius occupies the old Cruquius steam pumping station in Cruquius, the Netherlands. It derives its name from Nicolaas Kruik, a Dutch land-surveyor and one of many promoters of a plan to pump the Haarlemmermeer dry.
Groenendaal Park
Park
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Groenendaal park lies at the center of Heemstede, Netherlands. The park includes the grounds of old Heemstede country estates Bosbeek, and Meer en Berg.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaartkerk
Church
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaartkerk is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heemstede and Schalkwijk.
Heemstede
Town
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Heemstede is a town and a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2021, it had a population of 27,545. Located just south of the city of Haarlem on the border with South Holland, it is one of the richest municipalities of the Netherlands.
Schalkwijk
Quarter
Schalkwijk is the largest borough of Haarlem, Netherlands. It has about 30.000 inhabitants, and covers about 25% of the municipality of Haarlem. Until 1963, Schalkwijk was a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. Schalkwijk is situated 3 km northeast of Cruquius.
Zwaanshoek
Village
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Zwaanshoek is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 4 km west of Hoofddorp. Zwaanshoek is situated 3 km southwest of Cruquius.
Cruquius
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.33648° or 52° 20′ 11″ northLongitude
4.63678° or 4° 38′ 12″ eastPopulation
1,030Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)United Nations Location Code
NL CRUOpen location code
9F468JPP+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 46223891OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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