Walvisstaarten
Walvisstaarten is a work of art in Nissewaard, South Holland. Walvisstaarten is situated nearby to the community center Jongerencentrum Westdijk, as well as near the church Kerk De Dorsvloer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: Public artwork at the end of a metro line in Spijkenisse, the Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Akkers (end point)” and “Whale’s tails”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include De Akkers and Felicitaskerk, Spijkenisse.
De Akkers
Metro station
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De Akkers is the most southwestern subway station of the Rotterdam Metro and is located in the Dutch city of Spijkenisse. The station, with one island platform, opened on 25 April 1985 as a terminus of the North-South Line, nowadays line D. De Akkers is situated 550 metres east of Walvisstaarten.
Felicitaskerk, Spijkenisse
Church
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Felicitaskerk, Spijkenisse is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Walvisstaarten.
Heemraadlaan metro station
Metro station
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Heemraadlaan is one of three subway stations in the Dutch city of Spijkenisse. Architect Carel Weeber was critically acclaimed for his design of the three stations. Heemraadlaan metro station is situated 1½ km northeast of Walvisstaarten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biert and Simonshaven.
Biert
Hamlet
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Biert is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Nissewaard, about 3 km west of Spijkenisse. Biert was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it became part of Geervliet.
Simonshaven
Village
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Simonshaven is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and lies about 4 km southwest of Spijkenisse.
Spijkenisse
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Spijkenisse is a city on Putten, one of the islands of South Holland. Spijkenisse is the third city in Greater Rotterdam. After merging with the neighbouring municipality of Bernisse, the newly formed Nissewaard is the second-most populated municipality of Greater Rotterdam.
Walvisstaarten
- Categories: sculpture, end, and tourism
- Location: Nissewaard, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.83221° or 51° 49′ 56″ northLongitude
4.31209° or 4° 18′ 44″ eastInception
2002Open location code
9F36R8J6+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 1488972369OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q101086582
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Walvisstaarten” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Walvisstaarten”
- Basque: “Walvisstaarten”
- Catalan: “De Akkers (eindpunt)”
- Catalan: “Walvisstaarten”
- Dutch: “De Akkers (eindpunt)”
- Dutch: “Walvisstaarten”
- French: “Walvisstaarten”
- German: “Walschwänze”
- German: “Walvisstaarten”
- Italian: “Walvisstaarten”
- Portuguese: “Walvisstaarten”
- Spanish: “De Akkers (eindpunt)”
- Spanish: “Walvisstaarten”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Park aan de Walvisstaarten and Jongerencentrum Westdijk.
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