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Wijster Destination Guide

Delve into Wijster in Netherlands

Wijster in the region of Drenthe is a city in Netherlands - some 75 mi or ( 120 km ) North-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Wijster

Current time in Wijster is now 05:05 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Wijster, Veeningen, Ter Horst, Smilde, and The Hague. While being here, make sure to check out Wijster . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Wijster ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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 ..

Natural Networking Festival NNF promo by David Bakker

0:54 min by David Bakker
Views: 704 Rating: 5.00

Natural Networking Festival in one minute. A short video promo made by David Bakker, with thanks to Herman Kopinga for the great time lapse of the couch curling. I admit the video quality is suckkalic ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.82 6.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 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

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 3 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 6 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Drenthe, Populated places in Drenthe

De Haar, Hoogeveen

De Haar is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Hoogeveen, about 7 km northeast of that town.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.76 6.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Drenthe

Het Oude Jachthuis

Het Oude Jachthuis is a restaurant located in Eursinge, near Pesse, in the Netherlands. It was a former fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1966-1980. Arnold van Doesburg was the head chef and owner of the restaurant in the period 1960-2005. Het Oude Jachthuis, represented by Arnold van Doesburg, was one of the founders of Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise The family Van Doesburg still runs Het Oude Jachthuis, but added a Bed and Breakfast in 2005.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.78 6.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Drenthe, Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the Netherlands, Restaurants in the Netherlands

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Wijster