Spion
Spion is a fort in Wijdemeren, North Holland. Spion is situated nearby to the village Loenen, as well as near the hamlet Mijnden.Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include De Hoop and Loenderveense Molen.
De Hoop
Industrial building
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
De Hoop is an industrial building, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Spion.
Loenderveense Molen
Industrial building
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Loenderveense Molen is an industrial building, which is situated 1½ km north of Spion.
Vegtlust
Apartment building
Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vegtlust is an apartment building, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Spion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loenen and Mijnden.
Loenen
Village
Loenen aan de Vecht is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was the main village in the former municipality of Loenen. Since 2011 it has become part of the newly formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht. It lies about 10 km west of Hilversum.
Mijnden
Hamlet
Mijnden is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was a part of the former municipality of Loenen. Since 2011 it has made part of the new formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht and lies about 12 km west of Hilversum.
Spion
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Redoute aan de Bloklaan (OHW)”
- Categories: fortification, architectural ensemble, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wijdemeren, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.20077° or 52° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
5.0426° or 5° 2′ 33″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
9F47622V+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 173348053OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Spion” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Spion”
- Dutch: “NHW-Fort Spion”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 531436”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Spion”
- Norwegian: “Fort Spion”
- “Fort Spion”
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