Urkerland

Urkerland is a neighborhood in Flevoland, Western Netherlands. Urkerland is situated nearby to the neighborhood De Staart, as well as near Polderwijk.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Urk Lighthouse and Raadhuis.

Urk Lighthouse

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Urk Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Urk at the eastern banks of the IJsselmeer in the Netherlands. From 1617 a coal fire was used for the local fishermen as well as for the ships sailing from Amsterdam to the North Sea. Urk Lighthouse is situated 3½ km west of Urkerland.

Raadhuis

Museum

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Raadhuis is a museum, which is situated 3 km west of Urkerland.

Jachin Boazkerk

Church

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Jachin Boazkerk is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Urkerland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tollebeek and Urk.

Tollebeek

Village

Photo: BrianKeetman, Public domain.

Tollebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and is approximately 90 kilometres north east of Amsterdam. Tollebeek is situated 2½ km northeast of Urkerland.

Urk

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Urk is a town and municipality in the Dutch province of Flevoland. This former island is situated on the edge of the Noordoostpolder and directly connected to the IJsselmeer. Because of this people in Urk still say they are living 'on' Urk instead of 'in' Urk.

Nagele

Village

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nagele is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 10 km south of Emmeloord. Nagele is situated 6 km southeast of Urkerland.

Urkerland

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Flevoland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.66812° or 52° 40′ 5″ north

Longitude

5.64058° or 5° 38′ 26″ east

Open location code

9F47MJ9R+66

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5285816913

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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