De Avelingen

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gorinchem railway station and Boven Hardinxveld railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Fantaglobe11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gorinchem is a railway station in the town of , . It is on the MerwedeLingelijn. It was opened on 1 December 1883. Train services are operated by Qbuzz.

Railway station
Photo: Sneeuwvlakte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boven-Hardinxveld is a railway station, in Boven-Hardinxveld, .

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gorinchem and Alblasserwaard-Drechtsteden.

Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
is a fortified town in the region of . The town, while small, has a historic town center with a lot of character. Some foreign visitors have already discovered this gem, but it's still missing from the average guidebook and thus very authentic.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a water-rich polder area in , , with Alblasserwaard alone housing around fifty polders. Most of these polders, unlike polders such as the and , are not reclaimed lakes or seas, but instead are reclaimed from the many riverbanks of the many rivers that meander through the region.

Town
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town.

De Avelingen

Latitude
51.8337° or 51° 50′ 1″ north
Longitude
4.9244° or 4° 55′ 28″ east
Operator
Staatsbosbeheer
Open location code
9F36RWMF+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 929162157
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q2269641
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Satellite Map

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

From Dutch to German—“De Avelingen” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Buurtje and Schelluinen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Polder de Dordtsche Avelingen and Schelluinse brug.

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