Westeinderplassen
The Westeinderplassen are a complex of lakes belonging mostly to the territory of Aalsmeer, Netherlands. Their total area is about 10 square kilometres 2, making it the largest freshwater body of water in the Randstad area.Places of Interest
Highlights include Monument Burgerveen and Museum CRASH ‘40-’45.
Museum CRASH ‘40-’45
Museum
Photo: Janericloebe, CC BY 3.0.
Museum CRASH ‘40-’45 is situated 2½ km northeast of Westeinderplassen.
Fort bij Aalsmeer
Fort
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Fort bij Aalsmeer is situated 2½ km northeast of Westeinderplassen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rijsenhout and Calslagen.
Rijsenhout
Village
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Rijsenhout is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 6 km southeast of Hoofddorp.
Calslagen
Hamlet
Calslagen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Aalsmeer, and lies about 9 km south of Hoofddorp. Until 1854, Calslagen was a separate municipality, under the name of Kalslagen en Bilderdam.
Westeinderplassen
- Type: Locality
- Description: lake in the Netherlands
- Category: lake
- Location: Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.2478° or 52° 14′ 52″ northLongitude
4.71445° or 4° 42′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9F466PX7+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 942694845OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q2433204
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Westeinderplassen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Westeinderplassen”
- Dutch: “Westeinderplassen”
- French: “Westeinderplassen”
- Ukrainian: “Вестеіндер Плаззен”
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