Noordzeehaven

Noordzeehaven is a harbor in Velsen Municipality, North Holland. Noordzeehaven is situated nearby to the suburb IJmuiden aan Zee, as well as near the locality Afgang Kattendel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort IJmuiden and Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden.

Fort IJmuiden

Fort

Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort IJmuiden is a former fort, now heritage site and event location in IJmuiden North-Holland. It protected the entrance to the North Sea Canal. The fort was originally located north of the canal, but by the construction of a new branch, it became an island. Fort IJmuiden is situated 3 km east of Noordzeehaven.

Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden

Lighthouse

Photo: StadsfotograafSelma, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

The Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden and activated the following year. Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden is situated 2½ km east of Noordzeehaven.

Bunker Museum IJmuiden

Museum

Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.

Bunker Museum IJmuiden is situated 2½ km east of Noordzeehaven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Afgang Kattendel and Afgang Parnassia.

Afgang Kattendel

Locality

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Afgang Kattendel is a locality, which is situated 4½ km south of Noordzeehaven.

Afgang Parnassia

Locality

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Afgang Parnassia is a locality, which is situated 5 km south of Noordzeehaven.

IJmuiden

Town

Photo: Ed Stevenhagen, Public domain.

IJmuiden is a port town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam. IJmuiden is situated 5 km east of Noordzeehaven.

Noordzeehaven

Type: Harbor
Category: transportation
Location: Velsen Municipality, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.46168° or 52° 27′ 42″ north

Longitude

4.53559° or 4° 32′ 8″ east

Open location code

9F46FG6P+M6

GeoNames ID

11102144

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