Hoogovensmuseum
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.Photo: Zandcee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Hoogovens Museum”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Velsen Power Plant and Museum Kennemerland.
Velsen Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Het Nieuwe Instituut - Architecture Collection, No restrictions.
Velsen Power Plant is a power station, which is situated 550 metres east of Hoogovensmuseum.
Museum Kennemerland
Museum
Photo: Dqfn13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum Kennemerland is situated 2 km northeast of Hoogovensmuseum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Velsen-Noord and IJmuiden.
Velsen-Noord
Village
Photo: Debot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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
Village
Photo: Gmhogervorst, CC BY 1.0 nl.
Velsen-Zuid is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 9 km north of Haarlem. Velsen-Zuid developed around the church founded by Willibrord in the 8th century.
Hoogovensmuseum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Velsen Municipality, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.47195° or 52° 28′ 19″ northLongitude
4.62328° or 4° 37′ 24″ eastInception
1936Open location code
9F46FJCF+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 52428591OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q19847424
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In Other Languages
“Hoogovensmuseum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hoogovensmuseum”
- Dutch: “SIEHO”
- Dutch: “Stichting Industrieel Erfgoed Hoogovens”
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Highlights include Kesslerbrug and Bedrijfsbrandweer TATA Steel.
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