Hoogkarspel water tower

The Hoogkarspel water tower is a water tower in , built in 1930. Its architect is W. Mensert, who worked for PWN at the time. The tower is 49,1 metres tall and has two water reservoirs of 600 and 400 m3, and is an official rijksmonument.
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  • Type: Water tower
  • Description: water tower in Hoogkarspel, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Watertoren Hoogkarspel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hoogkarspel railway station and Sint-Nicolaaskerk.

Railway station
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Hoogkarspel is a railway station in , . The station opened on 6 June 1885 and is located between Hoorn and Enkhuizen. The station is on the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway. is situated 730 metres southeast of Hoogkarspel water tower.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Hoogkarspel water tower.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Hoogkarspel water tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoogkarspel and Oosterwijzend.

Village
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is a village in the municipality , located in the north west of the , in the province of and the region of West-Frisia.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the municipality of , in the Dutch province of . lays just to the east of where the canal the Wijzend used to bend southwards from Binnenwijzend.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the municipality of , in the Dutch province of . lays just to the west of where the Wijzend canal used to bend southwards from Binnenwijzend.

Hoogkarspel water tower

Latitude
52.69495° or 52° 41′ 42″ north
Longitude
5.17459° or 5° 10′ 29″ east
Inception
1929
Height
49 metres (161 feet)
Open location code
9F47M5VF+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 275774364
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­water_tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­water_tower
Wiki­data ID
Q2326794
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In Other Languages

“Hoogkarspel water tower” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 495633”
  • Dutch: “Watertoren (Hoogkarspel)”
  • Dutch: “watertoren Hoogkarspel”
  • Dutch: “Watertoren”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Protestantse Kerk Hoogkarspel-Lutjebroek and Symijo Gemakswinkel.

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