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Hillegom Destination Guide

Delve into Hillegom in Netherlands

Hillegom in the region of South Holland with its 18,419 residents is located in Netherlands - some 14 mi or ( 23 km ) South-West of Amsterdam , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Hillegom

Local time in Hillegom is now 09:00 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zandvoort, Weerestein, Vogelenzang, Utrecht, and S-Hertogenbosch. While being here, you might want to check out Zandvoort . We discovered some clip posted online . 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 Hillegom ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

KEUKENHOF GARDENS DVD - Opens again in 2013 Watch in HD

3:55 min by grindelwaldprods
Views: 6230 Rating: 5.00

The most beautiful spring garden of the world ! Find "Keukenhof Gardens & the Dutch Flower Parade" DVD on www.amazon.co.uk Will rival the 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show! Filmed by Debra and David Rixon ..

Keukenhof Gardens, The Netherlands, 2009

2:54 min by Acornn
Views: 4247 Rating: 4.60

Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, the Netherlands is the world's largest spring bulb garden. Enjoy the gardens and flowers as photographed by garden and travel photographer Alison Cornford-Matheson. All ima ..


Afghans living in Holland 1

9:49 min by larawbar
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Fokker 90 years S11 flight

9:38 min by jeroenalberda
Views: 2567 Rating: 5.00

On 21 July 2009, former aircraft manufacturer and now aircraft maintenance company Fokker was celebrating it's 90th anniversary. To make this an unforgettable event, the Company decided to ask the fam ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Leidsevaart

The Leidsevaart (also known as Leidse trekvaart, Dutch for "Leiden's Pull-Canal") is a canal between the cities of Haarlem and Leiden in the Netherlands. It was dug in 1657, making it one of the oldest canals in the Netherlands. It was the major means of transport between Leiden and Haarlem for almost two centuries until the rail connection was established in the 19th century. The original stops along the railroad mirrored the toll bridges of the canal.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.28 4.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in South Holland, Canals in the Netherlands, Heemstede, History of Haarlem, Leiden

Keukenhof

Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, is the world's largest flower garden. It is situated near Lisse, Netherlands. According to the official website for the Keukenhof Park, approximately 7,000,000 (seven million) flower bulbs are planted annually in the park, which covers an area of 32 hectares. Keukenhof is located in South Holland in the small town of Lisse, south of Haarlem and southwest of Amsterdam. It is accessible by bus from the train stations of Haarlem, Leiden and Schiphol.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.27 4.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in South Holland, Gardens in the Netherlands, Horticultural exhibitions, Lisse, Visitor attractions in South Holland

Hartekamp

Hartekamp, or Hartecamp, is the name of a villa in Heemstede, the Netherlands, on the Bennebroek border. It was once the summer home of George Clifford, who employed Linnaeus in 1737 to write his Hortus Cliffortianus, a detailed description of the gardens of Hartecamp.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.33 4.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in the Netherlands, Heemstede, Parks in the Netherlands, Rijksmonuments in Heemstede

Nieuw-Vennep

Nieuw-Vennep is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 10 km southwest of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. In 2006 it had about 30,000 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 3.71 km, and contained 7,513 residences. The wider statistical area of Nieuw-Vennep has a population of around 40,000. In 2001, the town of Nieuw-Vennep had 17,886 inhabitants.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.26 4.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Haarlemmermeer, Populated places in North Holland

De Naald, Heemstede

De Naald (the Needle) is a monument in Heemstede, the Netherlands, erected in 1817 by the city council to commemorate two battles on the Manpad road running next to the site. The site is at the corner of the Manpad, and Herenweg, on property belonging to the estate 'Huis te Manpad'.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.34 4.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: History of Haarlem, Obelisks in the Netherlands, Parks in the Netherlands, Rijksmonuments in Heemstede

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