Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Netherlands.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Netherlands. Last Update: 2024-05-17 08:07:57
Discover Dorp
Dorp in Gemeente Grootegast (Provincie Groningen) is a place in Netherlands about 82 mi (or 132 km) north-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital city.
Current time in Dorp is now 02:48 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports near Dorp, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Eelde Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Netherlands is Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) in a distance of 36 mi (or 57 km), South-West. We encountered 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kollum, Drachten, Dokkum, Schiermonnikoog and Groningen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 74% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 5% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 20th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Nelly Raamsdonksveer, Shalimar Vreeswijk
Zaterdag 15 maart 2008: de Nelly uit Raamsdonksveer en de Shalimar uit Vreeswijk passeren in het Van Starkenborghkanaal de brug bij Stroobos.
Limenas Nieuwegein
donderdag 21 februari 2008: de Limenas uit Nieuwegein passeert in het Prinses Margrietkanaal / Van Starkenborghkanaal de brug van het tweelingdorp Stroobos / Gerkesklooster.
Duc in altum Maasbracht + Cormoraan Zwolle
Dinsdag 2 oktober 2007: bovengenoemde schepen passeren bij Gerkesklooster / Stroobos (het "tweelingdorp") de brug over het Van Starkenborghkanaal, plaatselijk ook vaak het Hoendiep genoemd...
Laguna Groningen en Adriana Zwolle
donderdag 21 februari 2008: de Laguna uit Groningen en de Adriana uit Zwolle passeren in het Prinses Margrietkanaal / Van Starkenborghkanaal de brug van het tweelingdorp Stroobos ...
Shalimar Vreeswijk
Zaterdag 10 mei 2008: de Shalimar uit Vreeswijk vaart in het Van Starkenborgh kanaal bij Eibersburen onder de brug door.
Gratias Dordrecht
Maandag 01 oktober 2007, de Gratias uit Dordrecht in het Van Starkenborghkanaal / Hoendiep onder de nieuwe brug door bij Eibersburen (Lutjegast). Je ziet hoe de oude wordt gesloopt.
Noorderkroon Groningen
Vrijdag 16 mei 2008: de Noorderkroon uit Groningen vaart in het Van Starkenborghkanaal bij Eibersburen.
Cristina, Diligent Bergum
Woensdag 14 mei 2008: de Cristina uit ? en de Diligent uit Bergum varen in het Van Starkenborghkanaal bij Eibersburen onder de splinternieuwe bug door. De cameraman staat ondertussen te ...
TeamXXL maakt een ritje
TeamXXL maakt een ritje met haar Citroën XM C.T. Break in de voorbereiding naar de CarbageRun 2010.
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Burum, Friesland
Burum is a town in Kollumerland c.a. , Friesland in the Netherlands. It is the site of a ground station of the Dutch Nationale SIGINT Organisatie (national signals intelligence service), which intercepts satellite communications much like the U.S. National Security Agency.
Lauwers
The Lauwers is a river in the Netherlands. It forms part of the border between the provinces of Friesland and Groningen. From the 730's to Widukind's defeat in 785 it was part of the border of the Frankish Empire. The former Lauwerszee and the present-day Lauwersmeer are both named after the river, which as a small stream has its source southeast of the village of Surhuisterveen. Near Gerkesklooster/Stroobos it crosses the Prinsesmargrietkanaal/van Starkenborghkanaal.
Gerkesklooster
Gerkesklooster is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands it forms together with Stroobos the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village has around 1775 citizens (2006).
Stroobos
Stroobos is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands it forms together with Gerkesklooster the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village has around 1775 citizens (2006).
Windlust, Burum
Windlust was a smock mill in Burum, Friesland, Netherlands which had been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 23744. The mill was destroyed by fire on the 8th of April 2012.