Hofgeest
District of Velsen-Zuid
in Gemeente Velsen of Provincie Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 mi) - De Kooy Airport (32 mi)
- Rotterdam Airport (36 mi)
- Lelystad Airport (37 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (76 mi)
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Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (88 mi) - Brussels Airport (108 mi)
- Hasselt Airport (108 mi)
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (117 mi)
- Liège Airport (130 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 12 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 12 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Artis (zoo, (13 mi)
- Marine Seaport (marina, (4 mi)
- Archeon (amusement park, (24 mi)
- Linnaeushof (amusement park, (10 mi)
- Vogelpark Avifauna (zoo, (22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.460 and 4.650 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 27' 35" and E 4° 39' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 02:56 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:27 am and 7:40 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Hofgeest
The district Hofgeest of Velsen-Zuid in Gemeente Velsen (Provincie Noord-Holland) with it's 1,440 residents Hofgeest is a subburb located in Netherlands a little north-west of Amsterdam, the country's capital place.
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Haarlem, Heemskerk, Heiloo, Amsterdam and The Hague. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 22nd of September 2024
21°C (69 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 23rd of September 2024
17°C (62 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 24th of September 2024
17°C (62 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel-Resort Spaarnwoude
Van der Valk Hotel Haarlem
Duin & Kruidberg Country Estate
Carlton Square Hotel
NH Heemskerk Marquette
Bloemendaal
Hotel Lion d Or
Haarlemmerliede De Zoete Inval
Amrath Grand Hotel Frans Hals
niu Dairy
Videos from this area
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Hoogwerker van de brandweer op zijn kant oprit A22 bij Velsen-Zuid
Video: Mizzle Media (c) 2013 http://www.michelvanbergen.nl Velsen-Zuid -- De hoogwerker van de brandweerpost Velsen is zaterdagochtend op zijn kant terecht gekomen op de oprit van de A22 naar.
Gewonden bij ongeval met vrachtwagen voor de Velsertunnel bij Velsen-Zuid
Video: Mizzle Media (c) 2013 http://www.mizzlemedia.nl VELSEN-ZUID -- Op de snelweg A22 vlak voor de Velsertunnel in Velsen-Zuid heeft donderdagochtend een verkeersongeval plaatsgevonden,...
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Politieagenten gewond bij verkeersongeval op de Parkweg in Velsen-Zuid
Video: Mizzle Media (c) 2013 http://www.michelvanbergen.nl Velsen-Zuid -- Bij een eenzijdig ongeval in Velsen-Zuid zijn zaterdagnacht twee politieagenten gewond geraakt. Het ongeval gebeurde...
Velsertunnel langdurig afgesloten na verkeersongeval op de A22 bij Velsen-Zuid
Video: Mizzle Media (c) 2014 http://www.mizzlemedia.nl Velsen-Zuid - De Velsertunnel is woensdagnacht lange tijd in beide richtingen afgesloten geweest nadat er een verkeersongeval had ...
Twee gewonden bij kop staart aanrijding op de Amsterdamseweg (N202) in Velsen Zuid
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Man gewond bij verkeersongeval op de A9 voor de Wijkertunnel bij Velsen-Zuid
Video: Mizzle Media (c) 2013 http://www.michelvanbergen.nl Velsen-Zuid -- Een man is donderdagmiddag gewond geraakt bij een verkeersongeval op de A9. Rond half vier botste een personenwagen ...
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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.
De Adriaan, Haarlem
De Adriaan is a windmill in the Netherlands that burnt down in 1932 and was rebuilt in 2002. The original windmill dates from 1779 and the mill has been a distinctive part of the skyline of Haarlem for centuries.
Amsterdamse Poort, Haarlem
The Amsterdamse Poort is an old city gate of Haarlem, Netherlands.
Hofje van Noblet
The Hofje van Noblet is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Hofje van Staats
The Hofje van Staats is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands, on the Jansweg 39, close to the Haarlem railway station.
Teylers Hofje
The Teylershofje is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands with 24 houses.
Spaarndam
Spaarndam is a small village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands, on the Spaarne and IJ rivers. The oldest part of the village, on the western side of the Spaarne, belongs to the municipality of Haarlem; the newer part on the eastern side is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. The village is built around a dam in the river, which is also the division line of the two municipalities.
Huis ter Kleef
The ruins of the Huis ter Kleef castle are located in the city gardens of Haarlem.
Spaarnwoude
Spaarnwoude is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, and lies about 5 km northeast of Haarlem. The statistical area "Spaarnwoude", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 200. North of Spaarnwoude lies the Spaarnwoude recreation area, which is located in the municipalities of Velsen and Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude.
TATA Steel Stadion
TATA Steel Stadion (also known as the Schoonenberg Stadion) is the home ground of the Dutch first-division football team Telstar. It is located in Velsen-Zuid, approximately 25 kilometers west of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was opened in 1948, with minor renovations in 1999. The stadium, with a capacity of 3,625, consists of an all-seater east stand, a small terraced south stand, and an all-seater west stand.
Haarlem Stadion
Haarlem Stadion is a stadium in Haarlem, Netherlands, and the home stadium of the Dutch amateur football team Haarlem Kennemerland. It is located in the North of Haarlem. It was built in 1907, with renovations in 1947 and during the eighties, including the replacement of the south stand, which is an all-seater stand. Today, the stadium consists of two all-seater stands, with the east and west stands now unused since they no longer conform to the modern safety standards of today's football.
HC Bloemendaal
Hockey Club Bloemendaal is a Dutch field hockey club, which was established on April 16, 1895, and is therefore one of the oldest field hockey clubs in the Netherlands. As of October 31, 2004, the Bloemendaal based club has 1.307 members. HC Bloemendaal is one of the reigning clubs in the Netherlands, with the men's team competing for the title in the highest league ("Hoofdklasse") nearly every year.
Schoten, Netherlands
Schoten is a former village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It was located between Haarlem and Santpoort. Schoten was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1927, when it was merged with Haarlem. The municipality consisted of the northern part of the current municipality of Haarlem, north of the old city, between the Delft and Spaarne rivers.
Vogelenzang
Vogelenzang is a village in the municipality of Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands. The village has a population of 2,260 (2004). The name "Vogelenzang" is Dutch for "bird song".
Veerplas
Veerplas is an artificial lake directly east of the Dutch city of Haarlem. It was dug in 1994, mainly for recreation purposes and forms part of the Spaarnwoude recreational area. The lake measures 450 by 400 metres. The southern shore is formed by a constructed wetland used for water purification. Large numbers of waterfowl may be found here and along the swampy eastern shore during the winter season. The local angling club has released carps into the lake.
Het Dolhuys
Het Dolhuys is a national museum for psychiatry in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The museum was founded in 2005 in the newly renovated former old age home known as Schoterburcht, located just across the Schotersingel from the Staten Bolwerk park. The whole complex is much older than that however, having been a hospital for centuries known as the Leproos-, Pest- en Dolhuys.
EvoSwitch
EvoSwitch is a data centre in the Waarderpolder in Haarlem. The centre hosts the Wikimedia Foundation's European hub as part of a €300,000 donation of in-kind support to the foundation. The centre boasts being carbon neutral.
Janskerk, Haarlem
The Janskerk or St. John's Church is a former church in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Today it houses the North Holland Archives (Noord-Hollands archief).
Castle Brederode
Castle Brederode, also called the Ruïns of Brederode, is located near Santpoort-Zuid. The castle was founded in the second half of the 13th century by William I van Brederode (1215–1285). William was a descendant of the lords van Teylingen, who were related to the counts of Holland. The castle formed part of the high lordship Brederode, which had been given in loan in the 13th century to the lords of Brederode by the count of Holland.
St. Joseph Kerk, Haarlem
The St. Joseph kerk is a church dating from the 19th century on the Jansstraat in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is located across from the Janskerk (Haarlem).
IJmuider Zee- en Havenmuseum
The IJmuider Zee- en Havenmuseum is a museum located at the start of the Vissershaven in IJmuiden, the Netherlands, dedicated to promoting interest and conserving the fishing and shipping cultural heritage of IJmuiden and the North Sea Canal.
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.
Beeckestijn
Beeckestijn is a historical buitenplaats dating from the 18th century in a park by the same name in Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands.
Chapeau!
Chapeau! is a restaurant located in Bloemendaal in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 2003-2011. In 2012, the restaurant was rewarded two Michelin stars. GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 16.0 out of 20 points. Present head chef is Jan Sobecky. Former head chefs that earned Michelin stars with Chapeau! were Roland Veldhuizen (2003-2005) and Jeroen Granemann (2005-2009). Chapeau! is a member of Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise.
Het Scheepje, Haarlem
Het Scheepje is the name of a former brewery in Haarlem on the Spaarne. It was owned for more than a century by the Dicx family, and it remained a brewery until the beginning of the 20th century. The historic contents of the old parlor were sold to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where they are on show.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Velsen-Zuid.
Beverwijk: Wijkertoren, Beverwijk (source)
Haarlem › South-East: Zaanenlaan, Haarlem (source)
IJmuiden › North-East: North, IJmuiden (source)
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