The Fort near Edam is a Dutch fort that is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam. It lies near the city of Edam. The fort protected the Edam lock, which was used to flood the Zeevang polder. The fort was finished between 1908 and 1914. Edam Fort is situated 4 km east of Axwijk.

Fort North of Purmerend

Fort

Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.

Fort North of Purmerend is a fort in the Netherlands that is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam. It lies in the Beemster polder, near the city of Purmerend. Fort North of Purmerend is situated 4 km west of Axwijk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middelie and Kwadijk.

Middelie

Village

Photo: Marjon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Middelie is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 5 km northeast of Purmerend.

Kwadijk

Village

Photo: Marjon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kwadijk is a village and former municipality in the northwest Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam in the Dutch province of North Holland.

Hobrede

Village

Hobrede is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 4 km northeast of Purmerend. Hobrede is situated 3 km northwest of Axwijk.

Axwijk

Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet of Middelie in Edam-Volendam, Netherlands
Categories: buurtschap and locality
Location: Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.53115° or 52° 31′ 52″ north

Longitude

5.01461° or 5° 0′ 53″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9F47G2J7+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7168977334

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2759590

Wikidata ID

Q1946510

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Axwijk” goes by many names.

Chinese: “Axwijk”
Dutch: “Akswijk”
Dutch: “Axwijk”
French: “Axwijk”
German: “Axwijk”
Luxembourgish: “Axwijk”
Min Nan Chinese: “Axwijk”
Western Frisian: “Axwijk”

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