Markermeer
The Markermeer is a 700 km2 lake in the central Netherlands in between North Holland, Flevoland, and its smaller and larger neighbors, the IJmeer and IJsselmeer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oosterleek and Wijdenes.
Oosterleek
Village
Oosterleek is a village in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province North Holland. The village used to belong to the municipalities Venhuizen and Wijdenes. Oosterleek is situated 8 km north of Markermeer.
Wijdenes
Village
Photo: Dolfy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wijdenes is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Drechterland and the region of West-Frisia. The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Widenesse, and means "wide headland". Wijdenes is situated 9 km northwest of Markermeer.
Leekerweg
Hamlet
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Leekerweg is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km north of Markermeer.
Markermeer
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in the central Netherlands
- Category: body of water
- Location: Flevoland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Markermeer” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ماركرمير”
- Basque: “Markermeer”
- Belarusian: “Маркермер”
- Breton: “Markermeer”
- Catalan: “Markermeer”
- Chinese: “馬肯湖”
- Chinese: “马肯湖”
- Chuvash: “Маркермер”
- Croatian: “Markermeer”
- Czech: “Markermeer”
- Dutch: “Markermeer”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ماركرمير”
- Esperanto: “Markermeer”
- French: “Markermeer”
- Galician: “Markermeer”
- Georgian: “მარკერმერი”
- German: “Markermeer”
- Hebrew: “מרקרמיר”
- Italian: “Markermeer”
- Japanese: “マーカーミーア湖”
- Japanese: “マルケル湖”
- Korean: “마르커르호”
- Limburgan: “Markermaer”
- Low German: “Markermeer”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Markermeer”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Markermeer”
- Norwegian: “Markermeer”
- Polish: “Markermeer”
- Portuguese: “Markermeer”
- Russian: “Маркермер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Markermeer”
- Slovenian: “Markermeer”
- Spanish: “Markermeer”
- Turkish: “Markermeer”
- Ukrainian: “Маркермер”
- Venetian: “Markermeer”
- Welsh: “Markermeer”
- Western Frisian: “Markermar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kraaienburg and De Weed.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vluchthaven Wijdenes and De Kleiput.
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