Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock
Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock is a historic double dry dock in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands. It was constructed between 1798 and 1822 under the direction of Jan Blanken, and was part of the former Rijkswerf Hellevoetsluis.Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic dry dock in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Hellevoetsluis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HNLMS Buffel and Noord Hinder.
HNLMS Buffel
Museum
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
HNLMS Buffel is a 19th-century ironclad ram ship. She was one of the main attractions of the Maritime Museum Rotterdam, also known as the Prince Hendrik Museum, named after its founder, Prince Henry "The Navigator", who had a naval career and established the basis of the museum back in 1874. HNLMS Buffel is situated 120 metres southeast of Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock.
Noord Hinder
Museum
Photo: SanderK, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Noord Hinder is a museum, which is situated 160 metres southeast of Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock.
Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk is a church, which is situated 310 metres southeast of Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nieuw-Helvoet and Hellevoetsluis.
Nieuw-Helvoet
Quarter
Nieuw-Helvoet is a former village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is now a neighbourhood in the north of the town of Hellevoetsluis. Nieuw-Helvoet was a separate municipality until 1960, when it became part of Hellevoetsluis.
Hellevoetsluis
Town
Hellevoetsluis is a town and former municipality in the west of Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 61.20 km2 of which 20.10 km2 was water and it included the population centres of Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoorn, and Oude en Nieuwe Struiten, all former municipalities.
Nieuwenhoorn
Suburb
Nieuwenhoorn is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, about 3 km north of Hellevoetsluis city centre. Nieuwenhoorn is situated 3 km north of Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock.
Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock
- Categories: dry dock, body of water, tourism, dock, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.82898° or 51° 49′ 44″ northLongitude
4.12873° or 4° 7′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9F36R4HH+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 225923080OpenStreetMap feature
historic=drydockOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap feature
water=drydockOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dockWikidata ID
Q17402059
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Dutch—“Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “扬·布兰肯干船坞”
- Chinese: “揚·布蘭肯幹船塢”
- Dutch: “Droogdok Jan Blanken”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 21424”
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Highlights include Brielse poort and Bernisse.
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