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Heiligerlee Destination Guide

Touring Heiligerlee in Netherlands

Heiligerlee in the region of Groningen is a city located in Netherlands - some 104 mi or ( 167 km ) North-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Heiligerlee

Time in Heiligerlee is now 07:11 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zuidbroek, Vriescheloo, Vlagtwedde, Veendam, and Tranendal. Being here already, consider visiting Zuidbroek . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Heiligerlee ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Train Drivers View in Holland Nsch-Gn part 2

4:55 min by lesneyman
Views: 4230 Rating: 4.69

In part two (of nine) Lesneyman is driving you from Winschoten to Scheemda; our second stop to Groningen. ..

Train Drivers View in Holland Nsch-Gn part 3

6:24 min by lesneyman
Views: 2477 Rating: 5.00

In part three (of nine) Lesneyman is driving you from Scheemda to Zuidbroek; our third stop to Groningen. ..


Royal Christmas - Kerstshow in Winschoten 2012

1:47 min by D. Veldpape
Views: 2119 Rating: 0.00

Royal Christmas - Kerstshow in Winschoten 2012 Visit our Christmas show: Engelstilstraat 14 9671 JH Winschoten NL: www.kunstkerstbomen.nl DE: www.kuenstlicherweihnachtsbaum.de EN: www.artificialchrist ..

Blauwestad - Groningen (NL)

4:49 min by jhwanink
Views: 768 Rating: 0.00

Im Gespräch mit Marco Groenhof, dem Geschäftsführer der Blauwestad-Vermarktungsgesellschaft. Mehr Infos: www.blauwestad.nl ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Heiligerlee

Heiligerlee is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen bordering the town of Winschoten, it is part of the municipality of Oldambt. The village is known for having been the site of the first battle of the Dutch rebels against the Spanish. The army led by Louis and Adolf of Nassau defeated the Spanish, but politically it was no success. Adolf even died during the fight.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.15 7.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in Groningen (province)

Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)

Not to be confused with the earlier Battle of Heiligerlee (1536) The Battle of Heiligerlee was fought between Dutch rebels and the Spanish army of Friesland. This was the first Dutch victory during the Eighty Years' War. The Groningen province of the Spanish Netherlands was invaded by an army consisting of 3,900 infantry led by Louis of Nassau and 200 cavalry led by Adolf of Nassau. Both were brothers of William I of Orange.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.15 7.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1568 in Europe, Battles of the Eighty Years' War, Conflicts in 1568, History of Groningen (province)

Winschoten

Winschoten is a former municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands. Population (1 Jan 2003): 18.497; area: 22,24 km2. The origin of the name of Winschoten is not known but it has received nicknames. One of these is Molenstad (or Milltown). It has also been known, in living memory, as Sodom. This name arose out of the Jewish community who were scandalised by the immoral behaviour of their Gentile neighbours. The inhabitants are also called Tellerlikkers (plate lickers).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.15 7.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cities in the Netherlands, Former municipalities of Groningen (province), Populated places in Groningen (province)

Westerlee, Groningen

Westerlee is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, about 3 km west of the city of Winschoten. Westerlee was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged with Scheemda.

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Located at 53.15 6.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Groningen (province), Populated places in Groningen (province)

Scheemda

Scheemda is a former municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Since January 1, 2010 it forms a part of Oldambt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.17 6.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Groningen (province), Populated places in Groningen (province)

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Heiligerlee