Lancaster Memorial Houtrakpolder

Lancaster Memorial Houtrakpolder is a memorial in North Holland, Western Netherlands. Lancaster Memorial Houtrakpolder is situated nearby to the peak Het Groene Schip, as well as near the nature reserve Natuurgebied Houtrak.

Type: Memorial
Description: war memorial in North Holland, the Netherlands
Also known as: “Monument Lancaster JB659”
Inscription: “IN MEMORIAM ON 30st JANUARY 1944, AN ALLIED LANCASTER BOMBER, JB 659, CRASHED AT THIS SITE, WHICH WAS THEN THE FARM OF THE VAN DER BIJL FAMILY. SIX MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND THE SEVEN CREW MEMBERS PERISHED.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Gertrudiskerk and Spaarnwoude.

Sint-Gertrudiskerk

Arts center

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Sint-Gertrudiskerk is an arts center, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Lancaster Memorial Houtrakpolder.

Spaarnwoude

Park

Photo: Hannolans, CC BY 4.0.

Spaarnwoude is a park, which is situated 2½ km south of Lancaster Memorial Houtrakpolder.

Halfweg-Zwanenburg railway station

Railway station

Photo: Floris2132, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Halfweg-Zwanenburg is a railway station in west Halfweg and near Zwanenburg, Netherlands. It was opened on 9 December 2012 on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway… Halfweg-Zwanenburg railway station is situated 3½ km south of Lancaster Memorial Houtrakpolder.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruigoord and Buitenhuizen.

Ruigoord

Hamlet

Photo: Arthena, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ruigoord is a village in the Houtrak polder in North Holland, Netherlands, situated within the municipality of Amsterdam. Until the 1880s, it was an island in the IJ bay, which was turned into a polder.