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Zwiggelte Destination Guide

Explore Zwiggelte in Netherlands

Zwiggelte in the region of Drenthe is a town in Netherlands - some 79 mi or ( 127 km ) North-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Zwiggelte

Current time in Zwiggelte is now 11:26 AM (Saturday) . 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, Zwiggelte, Zweeloo, Wezup, and Westerbork. 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 Zwiggelte ? 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 ..


Cycling holiday route in the countryside. Drenthe, Netherlands

9:59 min by David Hembrow
Views: 4573 Rating: 5.00

More information: hembrowcyclingholidays.com Drenthe is the cycling province of the Netherlands, and a wonderful place to cycle. There are thousands of kilometres of hard cycle path in this area, both ..

A shopping trip by bike, Assen in the Netherlands

8:06 min by David Hembrow
Views: 4573 Rating: 5.00

hembrow.blogspot.com http Shopping by bike. How else. The blog includes details of the journey here: hembrow.blogspot.com The bike baskets come from hembrow.eu The music is downloaded from www.geociti ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Elp culture

The Elp culture (c. 1800—800 BCE) is a Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Netherlands having earthenware pottery of low quality known as "Kümmerkeramik" (also "Grobkeramik") as a marker. The initial phase is characterized by tumuli (1800–1200 BCE), strongly tied to contemporary tumuli in Northern Germany and Scandinavia, and apparently related to the Tumulus culture (1600–1200 BCE) in Central Europe.

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Located at 52.88 6.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Archaeological cultures of Western Europe, Archaeology of Denmark, Archaeology of Germany, Archaeology of the Netherlands, Bronze Age Europe

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.

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Located at 52.85 6.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 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.

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Located at 52.87 6.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Drenthe, 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 5 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in the Netherlands, Buildings and structures in Drenthe, Interferometric telescopes, Radio telescopes

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 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Drenthe