Brielse Meer
The Brielse Meer is a long, narrow lake between the Dutch estuary islands of Voorne and Rozenburg in the province of South Holland. The lake takes its name from Den Briel, a town on its shore.- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Blankenburgse Rak”, “Brielsche Maas”, “Brielsche Maasboezem”, “Brielsche Meer”, “Brielsche Nieuwe Maas”, “Brielse Maas”, “Brielse meer”, “Brielse Rak”, “Lake Den Briel”, and “Nieuwe Maas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calandbrug and De Hoop.
Calandbrug
Bridge
The Calandbrug is a road and former railroad bridge over the Caland Canal in the port of Rotterdam in the Dutch municipality of Rotterdam. It is located west of Rozenburg at the end of the canal, which flows into the Brittanniëhaven here.
Ravesteyn Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Advance, Public domain.
Ravesteyn Castle is a castle in Heenvliet, South Holland. The castle was likely built circa 1250, and was in use until being destroyed during the Eighty Years' War. The castle ruins are part of a protected garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zwartewaal and Rozenburg.
Zwartewaal
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Zwartewaal is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, The Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee and lies about 5 km south of Maassluis.
Rozenburg
Village
Rozenburg is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 13,173 in 2004, and covers an area of 6.50 km2.
Port of Rotterdam
Photo: kees torn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Port of Rotterdam is a district in Rotterdam, making up a large part of the southern banks of the River Meuse. These harbours are all post-war additions to the city, mostly replacing this historical harbours on the northern banks.
Brielse Meer
- Categories: recreation area and body of water
- Location: South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.88911° or 51° 53′ 21″ northLongitude
4.22293° or 4° 13′ 23″ eastOpen location code
9F36V6QF+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 139160045OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Brielse Meer” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بريلسه مير”
- Catalan: “Brielse meer”
- Dutch: “Brielse Meer”
- Dutch: “recreatiegebied Brielse Maas”
- Dutch: “recreatiegebied Brielse Meer”
- Esperanto: “Brielse Meer”
- French: “lac de Brielle”
- French: “Lac de Brielle”
- Georgian: “ბრილსე-მერი”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brielse Meer”
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