Axel
Axel is a city in the southwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, about 31 km southeast of Vlissingen. Axel received city rights in 1213.Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Village with 7,840 residents
- Description: city in Terneuzen, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Axel, Netherlands”
- Postal code: 4571
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stadsmolen and Maria Hemelvaartkerk (Zuiddorpe).
Maria Hemelvaartkerk (Zuiddorpe)
Church
Photo: HansdeVos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maria Hemelvaartkerk (Zuiddorpe) is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Axel.
Pools Kruis
Memorial
Photo: Ehamelink, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Pools Kruis is a memorial, which is situated 3 km east of Axel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drieschouwen and Schapenbout.
Drieschouwen
Hamlet
Drieschouwen formerly De Drie Schouwen is a hamlet in Terneuzen municipality in Zeeland province, the Netherlands. The hamlet has some small business and recreational areas.
Magrette
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Magrette is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Axel.
Axel
Latitude
51.2674° or 51° 16′ 3″ northLongitude
3.90716° or 3° 54′ 26″ eastPopulation
7,840Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)United Nations Location Code
NL AXLOpen location code
9F357W84+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 8248646611OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Zeeuws—“Axel” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Axel”
- Asturian: “Axel”
- Basque: “Axel”
- Catalan: “Axel”
- Cebuano: “Axel”
- Chinese: “Axel”
- Czech: “Axel”
- Dutch: “Aksel”
- Dutch: “Axel (plaats)”
- Dutch: “Axel”
- French: “Axel”
- German: “Axel”
- Irish: “Axel”
- Italian: “Axel”
- Lithuanian: “Akselis”
- Luxembourgish: “Axel”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Axel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Axel”
- Norwegian: “Axel”
- Persian: “اکسیل”
- Polish: “Axel”
- Russian: “Аксел”
- Russian: “Аксель”
- Slovak: “Axel”
- Spanish: “Axel”
- Swedish: “Axel”
- Swiss German: “Axel”
- Turkish: “Axel”
- Ukrainian: “Аксел”
- Urdu: “اکسیل، نیدرلینڈز”
- Welsh: “Axel”
- Western Frisian: “Aksel”
- Zeeuws: “Aksel”
- Zeeuws: “Áksel”
- Zeeuws: “Axel”
- “Axel”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as De Muis and Zuiddorpe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nederlandse Gereformeerde Kerk and Protestantse Gemeente.
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