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Explore Makkum in Netherlands

Makkum in the region of Drenthe is a town in Netherlands - some 76 mi or ( 123 km ) North-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Makkum

Current time in Makkum is now 07:13 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zwolle, Smilde, The Hague, Ravenswoud, and Makkum. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zwolle . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Makkum ? 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! ..

draglade sprite battle (preview)

1:13 min by idiot4always
Views: 20259 Rating: 4.83

A sprite movie i'm working on, and i'm really proud of it. When i finish this, i'm not putting it on youtube but on newgrounds under the name "Guidodinho" but i'll put the link in this discription. He ..


Caretta kleine mini lichtgewicht teardrop caravan

1:41 min by caretta7903
Views: 3487 Rating: 5.00

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Beta test of the S2000 converter hardware

0:50 min by 0rthello
Views: 931 Rating: 0.00

This is the beta version of the hard- and firmware of my homebrew S2000 signal converter which is able to translate old honda VSS and ECT signals to S2000 spec. signals. Please notice the original spe ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Molen van Makkum

The Molen van Makkum is a smock mill at Makkum, Drenthe, the Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 8889.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.85 6.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1906, Rijksmonuments in Drenthe, Smock mills in the Netherlands, Windmills in Drenthe

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 2 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Drenthe, Populated places in Drenthe

1975 Dutch train hostage crisis

On December 2, 1975, seven South Moluccan terrorists seized a train with about 50 passengers on board in open countryside near the village of Wijster, halfway between Hoogeveen and Beilen in the northern part of the Netherlands. The hijacking lasted for 12 days and three hostages were killed. The attackers came from a village where a few years later a primary school was seized. The attackers hid their weapons disguised as presents for the Sinterklaas holiday on December 5.

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Located at 52.82 6.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1975 in the Netherlands, Hostage taking, Murder in 1975, Terrorism in the Netherlands, Terrorist incidents in 1975, Terrorist incidents on railway systems

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.90 6.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 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 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Drenthe