Würzburg-Riese

Würzburg-Riese is a historic site in Westerveld, Drenthe. Würzburg-Riese is situated nearby to the building Planetron, as well as near the museum Open Science Hub “De Melkweg”.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Planetron and Sint-Nicolaaskerk.

Planetron

Building

Photo: Rene1971, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Planetron is a building.

Sint-Nicolaaskerk

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Sint-Nicolaaskerk is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Würzburg-Riese.

Batinge

Castle

Photo: Cornelis Pronk, Public domain.

Batinge is a castle, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Würzburg-Riese.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dwingeloo and Westeinde.

Dwingeloo is a village halfway between Meppel and Assen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld. The village is known internationally because of the radio telescope of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory, located on the edge of the Dwingeloo Heath, 3 km south of the village.

Westeinde

Hamlet

Westeinde is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is part of the town Dwingeloo and of the municipality of Westerveld. The name Westeinde means 'western end' and alludes to the fact that it lies west of Dwingeloo.

Lhee

Village

Lhee is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 13 kilometres north of Hoogeveen. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1181 as "In Lede".

Würzburg-Riese

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Westerveld, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.82307° or 52° 49′ 23″ north

Longitude

6.36854° or 6° 22′ 7″ east

Inception

1941

Open location code

9F48R9F9+6C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13114137460

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=telescope

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