Blokzijl

Blokzijl is a small city located southwest of in the province of , the . The city is a major tourist destination near the De Weerribben-Wieden National Park and attracts many water sports enthusiasts.
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  • Type: Village with 1,380 residents
  • Description: town in Overijssel, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “gemeente Blokzijl”
  • Postal code: 8356

Places of Interest

Highlights: Grote kerk and Jewish cemetery, Blokzijl.

Church
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is a church.

Cemetery
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Cemetery
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wetering and Weerribben-Wieden National Park.

Village
is a hamlet in the province of . is situated 4½ km northeast of Blokzijl.

Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.
Weerribben-Wieden is a national park in the .

Village
is a in the municipality… is situated 5 km northeast of Blokzijl.

Blokzijl

Latitude
52.72615° or 52° 43′ 34″ north
Longitude
5.96142° or 5° 57′ 41″ east
Population
1,380
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NL BZL
Open location code
9F47PXG6+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47299287
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2758777
Wiki­data ID
Q59605
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Blokzijl” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Blokzijl”
  • Catalan: “Blokzijl”
  • Cebuano: “Blokzijl”
  • Chinese: “布洛克宰尔”
  • Chinese: “布洛克宰爾”
  • Dutch: “Blokzijl”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلوكزيچل”
  • Esperanto: “Blokzijl”
  • French: “Blokzijl”
  • Irish: “Blokzijl”
  • Italian: “Blokzijl”
  • Kurdish: “Blokzijl”
  • Lithuanian: “Blokzeilas”
  • Low German: “Blokziel”
  • Luxembourgish: “Blokzijl”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Blokzijl”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Blokzijl”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Blokzijl”
  • Persian: “بلوک‌زیل”
  • Polish: “Blokzijl”
  • Russian: “Блокзейл”
  • Spanish: “Blokzijl”
  • Turkish: “Blokzijl”
  • Ukrainian: “Блокзейл”
  • Urdu: “بلوکزیل”
  • Welsh: “Blokzijl”
  • Western Frisian: “Bloksyl”
  • “Blokzijl”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Baarlo and Muggenbeet.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Algemene Begraafplaats and Gildenhuys Blokzijl.

Overijssel: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Zwolle and Enschede.

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