Watertoren

Watertoren is a tower in Castricum, North Holland Peninsula, North Holland. Watertoren is situated nearby to the village Bakkum, as well as near the locality Castricum aan Zee.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castricum railway station and Huis van Hilde.

Castricum railway station

Railway station

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Castricum railway station is located in Castricum, the Netherlands. Castricum railway station is situated 1½ km southeast of Watertoren.

Huis van Hilde is the archaeology information centre and repository of the Dutch province of North Holland, which was opened in Castricum early 2015. It was named after a model and facial reconstruction that was made of a skeletal find from the 4th century and that came to be known as Hilde. Huis van Hilde is situated 2 km southeast of Watertoren.

Dorpskerk

Church

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Dorpskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Watertoren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakkum and Castricum aan Zee.

Bakkum

Village

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Bakkum is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum and lies about 12 km southwest of Alkmaar. It has three satellites: the village of Bakkum-Noord, the hamlet Noord Bakkum and Bakkum aan Zee which is nowadays called Castricum aan Zee.