De Wilck

De Wilck is a nature reserve in Alphen aan den Rijn, Groene Hart, South Holland. De Wilck is situated nearby to the hamlet Bent, as well as near Weipoort.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Weipoortse Vliet and Heilige Engelbewaarderkerk (Hazerswoude-Dorp).

Weipoortse Vliet

Nature reserve

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Weipoortse Vliet is a nature reserve.

Heilige Engelbewaarderkerk (Hazerswoude-Dorp)

Church

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Heilige Engelbewaarderkerk (Hazerswoude-Dorp) is a church.

Sint Jan Onthoofdingskerk Zoeterwoude

Church

Photo: Joris, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sint Jan Onthoofdingskerk Zoeterwoude is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leiden and Leiderdorp.

Leiden is easily one of the most enchanting cities in the Netherlands. It's home to the oldest university in the country, the birthplace of Rembrandt and breeding ground for ground-breaking science and Nobel laureates for centuries.

Leiderdorp

Town

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Leiderdorp is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near the city of Leiden. It had a population of 27,377 in 2021.

Benthuizen

Village

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Benthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn and lies about 1 km east of Zoetermeer.

De Wilck

Type: Nature reserve
Description: nature area in South Holland, the Netherlands
Categories: Natura 2000 site, nature area, and recreation area
Location: Alphen aan den Rijn, Groene Hart, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.1144° or 52° 6′ 52″ north

Longitude

4.5497° or 4° 32′ 59″ east

Inception

May 4th, 2013

Operator

Staatsbosbeheer

Open location code

9F464G7X+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 491580720

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q2156988

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Romanian—“De Wilck” goes by many names.

Dutch: “De Wilck”
French: “De Wilck”
German: “De Wilck”
Romanian: “De Wilck”
“De Wilck”

Localities in the Area

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