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Zoelen

Zoelen is a neighborhood in , . Zoelen is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam.

Photo: Jakob van der Schley, Public domain.
is a fort in built from 1734 to 1747 at the confluence of the and rivers. It is open to the public as an open-air museum. is situated 3½ km west of Zoelen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mariënburg and Johan & Margaretha.

Hamlet
Photo: Gonggrijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former sugarcane plantation, factory and village, situated in the district of , in northern .

Village
Johan & Margaretha or sometimes just Margaretha is a resort in , located in the . Its population at the 2012 census was 756.

Village
Photo: -JvL-, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital of the in . It is a small coastal town situated at the confluence of the and , just across from , the country's capital. is situated 3 km west of Zoelen.

Zoelen

Latitude
5.88638° or 5° 53′ 11″ north
Longitude
-55.05888° or 55° 3′ 32″ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
68Q6VWPR+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8945183444
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
3382657
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In Other Languages

“Zoelen” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Zoelen”

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