Giethoorn

Giethoorn is a residential area in Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands. Giethoorn is situated nearby to the church Doopsgezinde gemeente, as well as near the museum De Oude Aarde.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Molengat and Noord.

Molengat

Windmill

Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Molengat is a windmill, which is situated 2 km north of Giethoorn.

Noord

Windmill

Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Noord is a windmill, which is situated 2 km north of Giethoorn.

Windmotor Giethoorn

Windmill

Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windmotor Giethoorn is a windmill, which is situated 2 km southwest of Giethoorn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giethoorn and Wanneperveen.

Giethoorn

Photo: pioilo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Giethoorn is a picturesque village in Overijssel in the Netherlands. It is known as Venice of the North because of its extensive network of canals and 176 bridges.

Wanneperveen is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 4 km west of Meppel. Wanneperveen was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became a part of Brederwiede. Wanneperveen is situated 3 km southeast of Giethoorn.

Weerribben-Wieden National Park

Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.

Weerribben-Wieden is a national park in the Eastern Netherlands. It's less known and smaller than some other parks in the country, but offers nice opportunities for canoeing and boat trips through a generally quiet landscape of water and peat.

Giethoorn

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism and residential area
Location: Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.72348° or 52° 43′ 25″ north

Longitude

6.09168° or 6° 5′ 30″ east

Open location code

9F48P3FR+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 278901325

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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