Hook of Holland is a coastal village in the southwestern corner of Holland, hence the name; hoek means "corner" and was in use before the word kaap – "cape". Kindertransport – Channel Crossing to Life is situated 180 metres northwest of HvHolland-Berghaven.

Hoek van Holland Public Library

Library

Photo: OlafJanssen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hoek van Holland Public Library is situated 500 metres east of HvHolland-Berghaven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hook of Holland and ’s-Gravenzande.

Hook of Holland

Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hook of Holland is a small town on the Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal near the North Sea coast in Rijnmond. It is well connected to the nearby regional hub, Rotterdam.

’s-Gravenzande

Town

's-Gravenzande is a town in the province of South Holland, in the Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 12 kilometres southwest of The Hague. ’s-Gravenzande is situated 4 km northeast of HvHolland-Berghaven.

Heenweg

Village

Heenweg is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 7 km northwest of Maassluis. In 2001, the village of Heenweg had 601 inhabitants. Heenweg is situated 4 km east of HvHolland-Berghaven.

HvHolland-Berghaven

Type: Building
Category: monitoring station
Location: Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.97762° or 51° 58′ 39″ north

Longitude

4.12123° or 4° 7′ 16″ east

Inception

1966

Operator

DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond

Open location code

9F36X4HC+2F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 270686887

OpenStreetMap feature

building=service

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=monitoring_station

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