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Axwijk Destination Guide

Discover Axwijk in Netherlands

Axwijk in the region of North Holland is a town located in Netherlands - some 12 mi or ( 19 km ) North-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Axwijk

Local time in Axwijk is now 02:48 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Warder, Volendam, Utrecht, The Hague, and Purmerend. When in this area, you might want to check out Warder . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Axwijk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

lego city gangsters

0:53 min by svenysven
Views: 9006 Rating: 3.29

lego city gangsters ..

Opening show P600 - Ten Sharp (You, Mr. Blue Sky)

3:49 min by hermes3megistus
Views: 2357 Rating: 4.73

Ten Sharp performing 'You' and 'Mr.Blue Sky' during opening show P600 (on the occasion of 600 year city right of Purmerend, 1-1-2010). www.tensharp.com itunes.apple.com Audio-editing: Niels Hermes Vid ..


Hoorn Noord Holland

3:47 min by bankieland
Views: 2105 Rating: 5.00

A beautiful little harbour town. ..

Volendam Noord Holland

2:51 min by bankieland
Views: 1772 Rating: 5.00

Picturesque old fishing port.and a great place to visit. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Edam, North Holland

Edam is a city in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Combined with Volendam, Edam forms the municipality of Edam-Volendam. Approximately 7,380 people live in Edam. The entire municipality of Edam-Volendam has 28,492 inhabitants. The name Edam originates from a dam on the little river E or IJe where the first settlement was located and which was therefore called IJedam. Edam is famous as the original source of the cheese with the same name.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.52 5.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cities in the Netherlands, Edam-Volendam, Former municipalities of North Holland, Populated places in North Holland

Purmer

Purmer is a polder and reclaimed lake in the Netherlands province of North Holland, located between the towns of Purmerend and Edam-Volendam. Windmill reclamation activity began in 1618. Hydraulic engineer Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater also had stakes in the reclamation, although he was not directly involved in the project itself. In 1622 all 26.8 km² (10.3 sq mi) were clear of water. The original lake of Purmer formed part of a small number of landlocked minor seas located in North Holland.

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Located at 52.49 5.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of North Holland, Hydraulic engineering, Polders

Purmerend

Purmerend is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the trade center of the region but the population grew relatively slowly. Only after 1960 did the population start to grow from around 10.000 to the current 78.307 people (1 November 2007). From the 1960s onwards, Purmerend has seen major expansions and still continues to do so until the present date.

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Located at 52.51 4.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Cities in the Netherlands, Municipalities of North Holland, Populated places in North Holland

Volendam New Year's fire

The Volendam New Year's fire was a café fire in the Dutch town of Volendam in the 2000-2001 New Year's night. The fire began early on New Year's Day 2001 and caused the death of 14 young people. There were in all 241 people admitted to hospital, 200 of which suffered serious burns.

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Located at 52.50 5.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 2000 fires, 2000 in the Netherlands, 2001 fires, 2001 in the Netherlands, Fire disasters involving barricaded escape routes, Fires in the Netherlands, History of North Holland, Volendam

Volendam

Volendam is a town in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Edam-Volendam. The town has about 22,000 inhabitants (November 2007).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.50 5.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Holland, Volendam