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Explore Maassluis in Netherlands
Maassluis in the region of South Holland with its 32,780 inhabitants is a town in Netherlands - some 41 mi or ( 66 km ) South-West of Amsterdam , the country's capital city .
Current time in Maassluis is now 08:28 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Vlaardingen, Utrecht, Ter Lucht, Spijkenisse, and S-Hertogenbosch. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vlaardingen . 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 Maassluis ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
shipspotting Rotterdam 12-03-2011
Shipspotting Rotterdam 110312 Salvage Champion, filmed on three different locations. More or lest the same. But he I don't care ;-) ..
gear sphere with turning mechanism
the gear sphere I made with a self designed turning mechanism. ..
Craneship Balder leaving Rotterdam Europoort for Stavanger
Nikon D4 high iso test. Craneship Balder Leaving Rotterdam Europoort for Stavanger. Big tugs at front: Carlo Martello and President Hubert ..
Maassluis vanuit de lucht
Maassluis gefilmd vanuit de lucht! Tijdens een actie van Stichting on Wheels vanuit een kraan waarmee het mogelijk was boven Maassluis een kijkje te nemen. Eng: Airview of Maassluis, a city in The Net ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Het Scheur
Het Scheur (Dutch for "The Rip") is a branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta in South Holland, Netherlands, that flows west from the confluence of the Oude Maas and Nieuwe Maas branches past the towns of Rozenburg and Maassluis. It continues as the Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway) to the North Sea.
Located at 51.92 4.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Maasland
Maasland is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It lies in the municipality of Midden-Delfland and covers an area of 24.42 km² (of which 0.64 km² water). Maasland was a separate municipality until 2004, when it became part of Midden-Delfland. The first signs of a community started back in 925 when the area became part of the county of Graaf Dirk II and a church was built.
Located at 51.93 4.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Nieuwe Waterweg
The Nieuwe Waterweg ("New Waterway") is a ship canal in the Netherlands from het Scheur (a branch of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta) west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook of Holland: the Maasmond, where the Nieuwe Waterweg connects to the Maasgeul. It is the artificial mouth of the river Rhine.
Located at 51.94 4.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Brielse meer
The Brielse Meer ("Lake Den Briel") is a long, narrow lake between the Dutch estuary islands of Voorne and Rozenburg in the province of Zuid-Holland. The lake takes its name from Den Briel, a town on its shore. It was formerly a Meuse branch known as Brielse Maas (Den Briel Meuse), which ran from the Botlek strait near Rotterdam into the North Sea.
Located at 51.91 4.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, located in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. From 1962 until 2002 it was the world's busiest port, now overtaken by first Singapore and then Shanghai. In 2009, Rotterdam was the world's tenth-largest container port in terms of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) handled . In 2011 Rotterdam was the world's fifth-largest port in terms of annual cargo tonnage.
Located at 51.88 4.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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