Berkheide
Berkheide is a dunal area on the Dutch North Sea coast between Scheveningen and Katwijk. It covers 1700 hectares and lies largely in the municipality of Wassenaar, South Holland.Photo: Marianne Cornelissen-Kuyt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee and Duinrell.
Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee is a Dutch lighthouse in Katwijk aan Zee, in South Holland, on the North Sea. It is the second oldest lighthouse in the country; only the Brandaris is older.
Duinrell
Theme park
Photo: Richardkiwi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Duinrell is an amusement park situated in the town of Wassenaar, Netherlands on the estate of the counts Van Zuylen van Nijevelt. In addition to the main amusement park sporting about 40 different attractions, Duinrell has been critically acclaimed for its water park with swimming pool, which boasts 21 waterslides and a kids' water park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wassenaarse Slag and Katwijk.
Katwijk
Photo: Erwin Kreijne, CC BY 3.0.
Katwijk is a town and municipality in South Holland, the Netherlands consisting of Valkenburg, Katwijk aan den Rijn, Katwijk Noord, Rijnsburg and Katwijk aan Zee, which together house some 65,000 people.
Berkheide
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature area and former human settlement in South Holland, the Netherlands
- Categories: human settlement, park, nature area, and recreation area
- Location: Wassenaar, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.17776° or 52° 10′ 40″ northLongitude
4.38135° or 4° 22′ 53″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
9F4659HJ+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 57831586OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
Discover Berkheide from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Berkheide” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Berkheide”
- Dutch: “Berkheide”
- Dutch: “duin- en waterwingebied, atlantikwall”
- “Berkheide”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Strandslag Berkheide and Strandafrit 55.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ganzenvijver and Atlantikwall.
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