Veerboot

Veerboot is a pier in Hamme, Arrondissement of Dendermonde, Flanders. Veerboot is situated nearby to the church Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ten-Hemel-Opgenomenkerk, as well as near Scheepvaartmuseum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Amanduskerk and Kolk.

Sint-Amanduskerk

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Sint-Amanduskerk is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Veerboot.

A kolk is an underwater vortex causing hydrodynamic scour by rapidly rushing water past an underwater obstacle. High-velocity gradients produce a high-shear rotating column of water, similar to a tornado. Kolk is situated 1 km northwest of Veerboot.

Tomb of Emile Verhaeren and Marthe Verhaeren

Tomb

Photo: Donarreiskoffer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tomb of Emile Verhaeren and Marthe Verhaeren is situated 1 km east of Veerboot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mariekerke and Moerzeke.

Mariekerke

Village

Photo: Boskoyevsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mariekerke is a village in the municipality of Bornem, in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. It is located on the banks of the river Scheldt. In January 2025, Mariekerke had a population of 2,440 inhabitants.

Moerzeke

Village

Photo: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Moerzeke is a village located at the river Scheldt in the municipality of Hamme, Belgium. Moerzeke is situated 2½ km west of Veerboot.

Baasrode

Village

Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0.

Baasrode is a village and a subdivision of the municipality of Dendermonde, in East Flanders, Belgium. Since the Middle Ages, the village economy has been based on riverine traffic on the Scheldt. Baasrode is situated 3 km southwest of Veerboot.

Veerboot

Type: Pier
Category: transportation
Location: Hamme, Arrondissement of Dendermonde, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.05834° or 51° 3′ 30″ north

Longitude

4.18935° or 4° 11′ 22″ east

Operator

De Vlaamse Waterweg nv

Open location code

9F36355Q+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 538505842

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=pier

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