De Weelen

De Weelen is a nature reserve in , . De Weelen is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: nature area in North Holland, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Weelen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hoogkarspel railway station and Bovenkarspel-Grootebroek railway station.

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.

Railway station
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Bovenkarspel-Grootebroek is a railway station in , . It services a large portion of the population of the municipality of .

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andijk and Enkhuizen.

Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is securely hidden behind the broad back of the . It is a typical West Frisian rural community, on the dike. Life here revolves around the water that the inhabitants have been passionately protecting against for centuries; at the same time they make clever use of it.

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The small city of is an old Dutch harbour town, and one of the most prominent ones of the Dutch Golden Age. It lost its trade position by the late 17th century, due to the wars with England, the silting of its waters and the rise of , but maintained much of its historic grandeur.

Village
Photo: Arch, Public domain.
is a small town and former municipality in the north-western , in the province of and the region of . Since 1 January 2011 it has been part of the municipality of .

De Weelen

Latitude
52.7118° or 52° 42′ 43″ north
Longitude
5.2043° or 5° 12′ 16″ east
Operator
Staatsbosbeheer
Open location code
9F47P663+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 60587801
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q56395684
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Satellite Map

Discover De Weelen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“De Weelen” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “De Weelen”
  • Dutch: “Weelen”
  • French: “De Weelen”
  • French: “Weelen”
  • German: “De Weelen”
  • German: “Weelen”
  • “De Weelen”
  • “Weelen”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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