Gemaal IJmuiden

Gemaal IJmuiden is a building in Velsen Municipality, North Holland. Gemaal IJmuiden is situated nearby to the building Spuisluis IJmuiden, as well as near the tourism office Sluis Haven Informatie Punt (SHIP).

Photo: P.h.beuse, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Building
Description: pumping station in the North Sea Canal in IJmuiden, the Netherlands
Also known as: “Rijksgemaal IJmuiden”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spuisluis IJmuiden and IJmuiden Heliport.

Spuisluis IJmuiden

Building

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Spuisluis IJmuiden is a building, which is situated 100 metres south of Gemaal IJmuiden.

IJmuiden Heliport, sometimes referred to as YPAD, is a small helipad located in the harbour area of the city of IJmuiden in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is exclusively used for maritime piloting services. IJmuiden Heliport is situated 590 metres west of Gemaal IJmuiden.

Hoogovensmuseum

Museum

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The Hoogovensmuseum is a museum located on the northern side of the North Sea Canal sluice gates at IJmuiden, in the former "buizengieterij" of Koninklijke Hoogovens, now Tata Steel IJmuiden, on the Buizenweg in Velsen-Noord. Hoogovensmuseum is situated 1½ km east of Gemaal IJmuiden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include IJmuiden and Velsen-Noord.

IJmuiden

Town

Photo: Ed Stevenhagen, Public domain.

IJmuiden is a port town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam.

Velsen-Noord

Village

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Velsen-Noord is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 10 km north of Haarlem. From 1865 on, when the construction on the North Sea Canal began, the town of Velsen, which originated in Roman times, was split in two parts. Velsen-Noord is situated 2½ km east of Gemaal IJmuiden.

Wijk aan Zee

Village

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Wijk aan Zee is a village on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk, the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament takes place there every year. Wijk aan Zee is situated 2½ km north of Gemaal IJmuiden.

Gemaal IJmuiden

Category: pumping station
Location: Velsen Municipality, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.47124° or 52° 28′ 17″ north

Longitude

4.60191° or 4° 36′ 7″ east

Operator

Rijkswaterstaat

Open location code

9F46FJC2+FQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 238297841

OpenStreetMap feature

building=pumphouse

Wikidata ID

Q79433135

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In Other Languages

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

Dutch: “Gemaal IJmuiden”
Dutch: “Rijksgemaal IJmuiden”
French: “Gemaal IJmuiden”
German: “Gemaal IJmuiden”

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Highlights include Sluis Haven Informatie Punt (SHIP) and IJmond 1.

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