Achterhaven

Achterhaven is a docking basin in South Holland, Western Netherlands. Achterhaven is situated nearby to the quarter Bospolder, as well as near the neighborhood Schiemond.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Achterhavenbrug and Pilgrim Fathers Church.

Achterhavenbrug

Bridge

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Achterhavenbrug is a bridge.

Pilgrim Fathers Church

Church

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The Old or Pilgrim Fathers' Church is a church located in Rotterdam-Delfshaven, in the Netherlands.

Mouterbrug

Bridge

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Mouterbrug is a bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Delfshaven and Bospolder.

Delfshaven is a district of Rotterdam. The former city, the name of which literally means harbour of Delft, was founded in 1389 as a harbour settlement of Delft, which through a canal was supposed to secure Delft's access to the river Meuse.

Bospolder

Quarter

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Bospolder is a quarter.

Schiemond

Neighborhood

Photo: Hanhil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schiemond is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Schiemond a postwar district in the west of the city with approximately 3,500 inhabitants. The district is bounded to the east by the port of Schiemond, in the south by the Nieuwe Maas, in the west by the port areas of IJselhaven and Pelgrimsstraat and Westzeedijk in the north.

Achterhaven

Type: Docking basin
Category: body of water
Location: South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.90727° or 51° 54′ 26″ north

Longitude

4.44972° or 4° 26′ 59″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

9F36WC4X+WV

GeoNames ID

2760031

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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