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Discover Beilen in Netherlands

Beilen in the region of Drenthe is a town located in Netherlands - some 76 mi or ( 122 km ) North-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Beilen

Local time in Beilen is now 06:36 AM (Friday) . 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: Zwolle, Ter Horst, Smilde, The Hague, and Ruinen. When in this area, you might want to check out Zwolle . 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 Beilen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Start MotoGP race 2012 at Assen including Bautista-Lorenzo crash

0:49 min by Sander van Gaal
Views: 62661 Rating: 3.93

This is the start of the MotoGP race on 30 June 2012. I took this video on the race of the MotoGP at the TT-circuit in Assen. Hope you enjoy! ..

TT Assen 1971/72 8mm smalfilm.

7:51 min by Martinus Cordia
Views: 6567 Rating: 5.00

In de 70er jaren gingen wij elk jaar naar de TT van Assen. Met onze broeders en vriendinnen en vrienden op de Honda's CB 750 Yamaha XS 650 en Suzuki GT500. Triumph Bonneville, Benelli krachtei. Ik fil ..


A trip home from school in cold weather. Assen, Netherlands

4:45 min by David Hembrow
Views: 3393 Rating: 4.94

hembrow.blogspot.com A trip home from school on a day when it was -8 C. This is the journey my daughter makes by bike every day, in both summer and winter. Virtually all children cycle to school in th ..

Cycle parking at the railway station. Assen, Netherlands

1:00 min by David Hembrow
Views: 3234 Rating: 4.29

There is a lot of cycle parking at the railway station in Assen, as there is at all Dutch railway stations. However, due to the popularity of cycling, the parking is always full. The parking area show ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Beilen

Beilen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km south of Assen. The old Reformed church is the only really old building; a huge fire destroyed the major part of Beilen in 1820. Beilen has a railway station - Beilen railway station. The biggest employers in Beilen are the former DOMO milkpowder factory and the psychiatric hospital GGZ Drenthe and there is a big distribution centre of Jumbo supermarkten.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.87 6.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Drenthe, Populated places in Drenthe

Hijken

Hijken is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 13 km south of Assen. In 2001, the town of Hijken had 322 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.12 km², and contained 117 residences. The statistical area "Hijken", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 890. The town is also known for its surrounding Neanderthal settlements.

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Located at 52.90 6.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Drenthe

Oranje, Drenthe

Oranje is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 13 km southwest of Assen. The statistical area "Oranje", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 120.

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Located at 52.90 6.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Drenthe

Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope

The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) is an aperture synthesis interferometer near camp Westerbork, north of the village of Westerbork, Midden-Drenthe, in the northeastern Netherlands. It consists of a linear array of 14 antennas with a diameter of 25 metres arranged on a 2.7 km East-West line. It has a similar arrangement to other radio telescopes such as the One-Mile Telescope, Australia Telescope Compact Array and the Ryle Telescope.

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Located at 52.91 6.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in the Netherlands, Buildings and structures in Drenthe, Interferometric telescopes, Radio telescopes

ASTRON

ASTRON is the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. Its main office is in Dwingeloo in the National Park Dwingelderveld in the province of Drenthe. ASTRON is part of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

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Located at 52.81 6.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Astronomy institutes and departments, Research institutes in the Netherlands

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Beilen