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Wijk aan Zee Destination Guide

Delve into Wijk aan Zee in Netherlands

Wijk aan Zee in the region of North Holland is a city in Netherlands - some 15 mi or ( 24 km ) North-West of Amsterdam , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Wijk aan Zee

Current time in Wijk aan Zee is now 09:31 AM (Friday) . 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: Zandvoort, Wijk aan Zee, Velsen, Velsen-Noord, and Utrecht. While being here, make sure to check out Zandvoort . 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 Wijk aan Zee ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Transalp 650 off road in De Kuil, IJmuiden

4:04 min by Damian Doyle
Views: 5487 Rating: 4.71

Practicing off road. A trip from Amsterdam to De Kuil in IJmuiden and back. ..

Anfahrt zum Hafen IJmuiden bei Amsterdam in den Niederlanden

1:00 min by Peter Storm
Views: 3906 Rating: 5.00

Anfahrt zum Fähre Hafen IJmuiden bei Amsterdam in den Niederlanden. Fahren Sie auf den Holland Autobahnen über Amsterdam und Velsen bis zum DFDS Seaways Fährterminal. Hier fahren die beiden Schiffe Pr ..


Ausfahrt aus dem Hafen IJmuiden bei Amsterdam in den Niederlanden

1:52 min by Peter Storm
Views: 3009 Rating: 0.00

Ausfahrt aus dem Fähre Hafen IJmuiden bei Amsterdam in den Niederlanden. Wir zeigen den Weg der DFDS Seaways Schiffe Princess of Norway oder King of Scandianvia vom Ablegen am Terminal bis in die Nord ..

Godspeed! 20070903-01: Not the Titanic

4:10 min by Roderick Vonhögen
Views: 2084 Rating: 4.00

This episode shows the start of my trip to Schotland on board the 'Princess of Norway': we sail from the harbor of IJmuiden to Newcastle in England. Stormy weather ahead of us, but fortunately no iceb ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Wijk aan Zee en Duin

Wijk aan Zee en Duin is a former municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland. It existed from 1817 to 1936, when it was merged with Beverwijk. The municipality included the village of Wijk aan Zee and the countryside surrounding Beverwijk.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.50 4.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of North Holland

Koninklijke Hoogovens

The IJmuiden Steelworks was created between 1920 and 1940 by Koninklijke Nederlandsche Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken (KNHS) that was known after 1996 as Koninklijke Hoogovens or informally as Hoogovens. ; a Dutch steel producer founded in 1918 based in IJmuiden, the Netherlands. The IJmuiden plant was expanded between 1920 and 1940, first producing iron, later steel, with hot and cold rolling producing flat products. In the 1960s the company diversified into Aluminium production.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.48 4.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Corus Group, Manufacturing companies of the Netherlands, Steel companies of the Netherlands

Mekog

Mekog (Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Kooksovengas, English coke oven gas exploitation company) was a chemical company founded 1928 that manufactured fertilzer using hydrogen from coke oven gas as a feedstock. The company's facilities were located on the site of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken steelworks near IJmuiden in the Netherlands.

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Located at 52.48 4.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Chemical companies of the Netherlands, Fertilizer companies

IJmuiden Heliport

IJmuiden Heliport, sometimes referred to as YPAD, is a small helipad located in the harbour area of the city of IJmuiden in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is exclusively used for maritime piloting services.

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Located at 52.47 4.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in North Holland, Airports in the Netherlands, Heliports in the Netherlands

Hoogovensmuseum

The Hoogovensmuseum is a museum located on the northern side of the North Sea Canal sluice gates at IJmuiden, in the former "buizengieterij" (pipe making factory) of Hoogovens on the Buizenweg in Velsen-Noord. It overlooks the binnenkanaal where water was pumped up to use for cooling. The former cooling bath house has been converted to an exhibition space.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.47 4.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Industry museums in the Netherlands, Museums in North Holland, Science museums in the Netherlands

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Wijk aan Zee