De Naald
De Naald is an obelisk-shaped monument at the side of the Zwolseweg road in the Dutch city of Apeldoorn, near Het Loo Palace. It is built of stone and surrounded by a low iron fence.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Brbbl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Naald, Apeldoorn” and “The Needle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Canadian Liberation Monument and Het Kleine Loo.
National Canadian Liberation Monument
Memorial
Photo: Brbbl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Canadian Liberation Monument is a Second World War monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, honouring the liberation of the Netherlands. It was unveiled on 5 May 2000 by Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.
Villa Booy
House
Photo: Koosg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Booy is a house, which is situated 160 metres northeast of De Naald.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wenum and De Haere.
Wenum
Village
Wenum-Wiesel is a twin village in the municipality of Apeldoorn, in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. In 1978, the hamlets of Wenum and Wiesel merged into a village. Wenum is situated 3 km north of De Naald.
Ugchelen
Village
Ugchelen is part of the municipality of Apeldoorn in the Gelderland province of the Netherlands, and is today seen as a village. Ugchelen is located South West of Apeldoorn and has about 7000 inhabitants. Ugchelen is situated 5 km south of De Naald.
De Naald
- Categories: obelisk, sculpture, and historic site
- Location: Apeldoorn, Veluwe, Gelderland, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.22783° or 52° 13′ 40″ northLongitude
5.9461° or 5° 56′ 46″ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
9F476WHW+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 387871416OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“De Naald” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Naald (Apeldoorn)”
- Dutch: “De Naald”
- Dutch: “Koning Willem III en Emma (‘De Naald’)”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 8163”
- Polish: “De Naald”
- Spanish: “De Naald”
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