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Kooiwijk Destination Guide

Explore Kooiwijk in Netherlands

Kooiwijk in the region of South Holland is a town in Netherlands - some 36 mi or ( 58 km ) South of Amsterdam , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kooiwijk

Current time in Kooiwijk is now 07:37 PM (Sunday) . 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: Zwijndrecht, Utrecht, The Hague, Oud-Alblas, and Nieuw-Lekkerland. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zwijndrecht . 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 Kooiwijk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Google Earth Miniature landscapes using Tilt-Shift

5:41 min by Marcel IJzerman
Views: 43636 Rating: 3.21

Miniature dutch landscape in Google Earth using Tilt-Shift effect. Watch in HD. Music: Plastikman - Cor Ten www.marcelijzerman.nl ..

Canals of Dordrecht Holland by boat HD

5:37 min by noodzaak
Views: 10638 Rating: 4.79

Dordrecht (population 118.390 in 2008), also informally called Dordt by its inhabitants, is a city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, the Netherlands, and the fourth largest city ..


O&N 2009 2010 Doorlontproject

6:01 min by PatjuhBruell
Views: 1561 Rating: 5.00

2 x Weco Laser fontäne, 2 x Weco Power Box, 2x Helios Sevilla, 3 x Weco Uranus,5 x Weco Alligator, 2 x Helios Phoenix, Weco Dragon Fire, Pronk Vuurwerk Collectie # 3 : Explosive White, Emporium, Delir ..

Rondvaart fluisterboot dordrecht the old streets and canals of dordrecht 2

9:57 min by steftiaan
Views: 1450 Rating: 5.00

@4:39 we had lunch at Baloe Beer, Wijnstraat 241 @5:30 Arend Maartenshof @8:02 de bells of dordrecht cathedral are playing erik satie Gymnopédie No.1 @8:52 the Bach organ is played by Gerard de Wit Pa ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Oostendam

Oostendam is a Dutch village. It is located in the municipality of Ridderkerk, within the province of South Holland. In 2004 it had 640 residents. The Dutch word Oostendam translates to Eastern Dam. The village was founded in 1332 when Count William III had dikes built around a side-arm of the river Waal. As it is currently a dead branch of the river, the locals commonly refer to it as Het Waaltje, which means The Little Waal.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.85 4.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1332 establishments, Populated places established in the 1330s, Populated places in South Holland

Kinderdijk

Kinderdijk is a village in the Netherlands, belonging to the municipality of Molenwaard, in the province South Holland, about 15 km east of Rotterdam. Kinderdijk is situated in a polder in the Alblasserwaard at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The windmills of Kinderdijk are one of the best known Dutch tourist sites.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.88 4.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Dikes in the Netherlands, Molenwaard, Populated places in South Holland, Visitor attractions in South Holland, Windmills in South Holland, World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located on the island of IJsselmonde, and borders with Zwijndrecht, Ridderkerk, and the Noord River. The jurisdiction of the municipality covers an area of 11.99 km² (4.63 mile²) of which 1.26 km² (0.49 mile²) is water. The municipality comprises no other population centres. Until 1855, the town was known as Hendrik-Ido-Schildmanskinderen-Ambacht en de Oostendam.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.85 4.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Municipalities of South Holland, Populated places in South Holland

Lek (river)

The Lek is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. The main westbound waterway is hereafter called the Lek River. The Nederrijn is, itself, a distributary branch of river Rhine. The name "Lek" is derived either from the Middle Dutch words "lake" and "leek", meaning "watercourse".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.89 4.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Distributaries, Rhine basin, Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, Rivers of the Netherlands

Beneden Merwede

The Beneden Merwede is a stretch of river in the Netherlands, the continuation of the Boven Merwede after the branching-off of the Nieuwe Merwede ship canal. It flows from Hardinxveld-Giessendam to Dordrecht, where it splits into the Noord and Oude Maas rivers. Its length is 14.9 km. The Merwede is part of the main shipping route between Rotterdam and Germany.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.82 4.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Distributaries, Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, Rivers of the Netherlands