Kijfhoek
in Gemeente Zwijndrecht of South Holland, Netherlands
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Rotterdam Airport (11 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (34 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (42 mi)
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Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (44 mi) - Lelystad Airport (59 mi)
- Brussels Airport (64 mi)
- Hasselt Airport (68 mi)
- De Kooy Airport (76 mi)
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (81 mi)
- Liège Airport (90 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 5 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Drievliet (amusement park, (19 mi)
- Diergaarde Blijdorp (zoo, (9 mi)
- Archeon (amusement park, (20 mi)
- Vogelpark Avifauna (zoo, (22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.824 and 4.596 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 49' 27" and E 4° 35' 44"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:39 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:34 am and 8:46 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Delve into Kijfhoek
Kijfhoek in Gemeente Zwijndrecht (South Holland) with it's 80 habitants is a town located in Netherlands about 40 mi (or 64 km) south of Amsterdam, the country's capital town.
Time in Kijfhoek is now 07:39 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Kijfhoek, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Rotterdam Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North-West. 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 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout in a distance of 5 mi (or 7 km), North-East. We saw 4 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: The Hague, Haarlem, Utrecht, Turnhout and Amsterdam. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 68% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Van der Valk Hotel ARA
Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk
Van der Valk Hotel Dordrecht
Dordrecht
Bastion Hotel Barendrecht
Bastion Dordrecht Papendrecht
Hotel Benelux
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
LKW, trucks, vrachtwagen, camion, Munnikkensteeg ( brug ), Zwijndrecht, 7 JAN 2015
1615, with coat of arm of the city Zandvoort, shifts and leaves w/ gastankcartrain, 20AUG'13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Class_1600 It came in service in 1982 as a passengers locomotive under number #1615 with the coat of arms of the city "Zandvoort", still have the number and...
1611,w/ coat of arms of the city Venlo shifts and departs w/ tankertrain, Kijfhoek, 8-8-2013
DB BR 1600 51.82730 4.60752.
1760 (city of Holten), ICRm, Kijfhoek, 24-10-2011
geo:lat=51.82742518775858 geo:lon=4.607463777065277 http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_1700.
9906, LOCON Benelux rangeert als losse loc op en vertrekt van Kijfhoek, 20 AUG '13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Class_1600 It came in service in 1982 as a passengers locomotive under number #1628 with the coat of arms of the city "Apeldoorn", later after splitting in passenger...
trains, Züge, treinen, rangeerterrein Kijfhoek, 13-3-13
https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=51.827609,4.607735&hl=nl&num=1&t=h&z=15 look around,we start looking in the direction of Dordrecht and the entrance of a tunnel, which is officially the start...
186 182-2, Traxx Railpool Metrans, MaK V156 Rurtalbahn@186 Railpool, Kijfhoek, 24 october 2011
+ mixed freight, SLT, 1711 DDAM geo:lat=51.827458341575344 geo:lon=4.607487916946411 Munnikensteeg, Zwijndecht. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_TRAXX ...
186 208, Bombardier TRAXX, NMBS 2816, brengt goederen trein en rangeert terug, 5-4-'13,
189 984, 189 095, Siemens ES64F4, 6609, EMD class 66 Captrain, Kijfhoek, Holland, 25 july 2013
Beautifuill sounds of the mentioned locomotives can be heard in this video. CHANNELPAGE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC80e8HANgHo3EhaTOU7oX4w.
2604, Sprinter Light Train 6 coach EMU passing railyard Kijfhoek to Rotterdam, 5 nov 2012
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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.
Heerjansdam
Heerjansdam is a village in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It has a population of 3,590. It is a former municipality that merged with Zwijndrecht in 2003.
Groote Lindt
Groote Lindt is a former village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located to the west of the town of Zwijndrecht. It is now a part of that town. Groote Lindt was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1881, when it became a part of Zwijndrecht. Between 1857 and 1881, it also covered the village of Kijfhoek and Heer Oudelands Ambacht.
Heer Oudelands Ambacht
Heer Oudelands Ambacht is a neighbourhood of the Dutch town of Zwijndrecht. Heer Oudelands Ambacht was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it merged with Groote Lindt.
Kijfhoek (village)
Kijfhoek is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 4 km west of the town of Zwijndrecht. Kijfhoek was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it merged with Groote Lindt. North of Kijfhoek lies one of the largest railway yards of the Netherlands
Rijsoord
Rijsoord is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km southeast of the city of Rotterdam, in the municipality of Ridderkerk. Rijsoord was a separate municipality until 1855, when it became part of Ridderkerk. Between 1846 and 1855, it was named "Rijsoort en Strevelshoek" after a merger with the smaller municipality of Strevelshoek. The current village largely lies north of the little Waal river, outside the area of the former municipality.
Sandelingen Ambacht
Sandelingen Ambacht is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It consisted of a single polder about 12 km southeast of Rotterdam. Sandelingen Ambacht was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it became part of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht.
Kijfhoek (classification yard)
Kijfhoek classification yard is a hump yard type freight rail yard between Rotterdam and Dordrecht in The Netherlands. The rail yard is named to the nearby small village Kijfhoek, now belonging to the municipality Zwijndrecht. With an area of 50 hectares Kijfhoek is the largest of the few railway yards left in the country. The rail yard has a key function in the rail network from the Port of Rotterdam to the rest of The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Hermitage (restaurant)
Restaurant Hermitage is a restaurant located in Rijsoord, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1995–present. Gault Millau awarded the restaurant 15 out of 20 points. Head chef of Hermitage is Jan Klein. Jan Klein started the restaurant in Zwijndrecht, but relocated to Rijsoord in 1999. The present building is a monument and former farm, named "Wapen van Rijsoord", built around 1800.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kijfhoek.
- The Hague
- Haarlem
- Utrecht
- Turnhout
- Amsterdam
- Heemskerk
- 's-Hertogenbosch
- Heist-op-den-Berg
- Heiloo
- Sint-Niklaas
- Laakdal
- Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
- Dendermonde
- Brussels
- Middelburg
- Heeze
- Lennik
- Lelystad
- Lincent
- Eeklo
- Chastre
- Hannut
- Enghien
- Arnhem
- Namur
- Oudenaarde
Kranenburg- Maastricht
- Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
- Tielt
Zwet: A15/A16 Ridderkerk, Zwet (source)
Dordrecht, Dordrecht (source)
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