Overgooi

Overgooi is a neighborhood in Huizen Municipality, North Holland. Overgooi is situated nearby to the neighborhood De Meenten, as well as near De Grienden.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waterlandsebos and Huizerhoef.

Waterlandsebos

Park

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Waterlandsebos is a park.

Huizerhoef

Islet

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Huizerhoef is an islet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Overgooi.

Almere Castle is a half-finished castle in the Dutch town of Almere in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands. Construction started in 2000 but was halted in 2002, after which the building has turned into a contemporary ruin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almere Haven and Vogelhorst.

Almere Haven

Suburb

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Almere Haven is the oldest borough of Almere. Although Almere Haven does not have its own railway station, it is well-connected to Amsterdam and the rest of Almere by a good bus rapid transit system. Almere Haven is situated 2½ km northwest of Overgooi.

Vogelhorst

Neighborhood

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Vogelhorst is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km east of Overgooi.

Huizen

Town

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Huizen is a municipality and a village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. The name "Huizen" is Dutch for "houses" and this usage has been linked to the belief that the first stone houses in the region, instead of the more common sod houses of the time, appeared here. Huizen is situated 4 km south of Overgooi.

Overgooi

Type: Neighborhood
Description: neighborhood in Almere, Netherlands
Category: locality
Location: Huizen Municipality, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.32988° or 52° 19′ 48″ north

Longitude

5.25324° or 5° 15′ 12″ east

Open location code

9F4787H3+X7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6010816935

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

Wikidata ID

Q2979490

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Overgooi” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Overgooi”
French: “Overgooi”
German: “Overgooi”
“Overgooi”

Localities in the Area

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