De Zeilen

De Zeilen is a residential area in Groningen, Northern Netherlands. De Zeilen is situated near the village Meerstad, as well as near Garmerwolde.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bevrijdingsbos and Kardinge.

Bevrijdingsbos

Park

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

The Bevrijdingsbos is a forest on the edge of the city of Groningen between the district Lewenborg and the village of Garmerwolde in the Netherlands. The forest was planted in 1995 to commemorate the 50th year of liberation of the Netherlands by the Canadian Army in 1945. Bevrijdingsbos is situated 2½ km northwest of De Zeilen.

Kardinge

Park

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Kardinge is a park, which is situated 4 km west of De Zeilen.

Stel’s Meuln

Windmill

Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stel’s Meuln is a windmill, which is situated 3 km southeast of De Zeilen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meerstad and Garmerwolde.

Meerstad

Village

Photo: Mathonius, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Meerstad is a planned town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It started in 2007 as part of the municipality of Slochteren, but was transferred to the city of Groningen in 2017.

Garmerwolde

Village

Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Garmerwolde is a village in the municipality of Groningen in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The village is partly located on the Damsterdiep and has a population of 495. Until 1 January 2019 the village belonged to the municipality of Ten Boer.

Middelbert

Hamlet

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Middelbert is a hamlet.

De Zeilen

Type: Residential area
Location: Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.23144° or 53° 13′ 53″ north

Longitude

6.66986° or 6° 40′ 12″ east

Open location code

9F586MJ9+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 720178286

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bureau Meerstad and Park Meerstad.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Harksteder Broeklanden and Groningen, Tersluis.

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