Krimpen aan de Lek
in Krimpenerwaard of South Holland, Netherlands
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Rotterdam Airport (9 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (29 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (44 mi)
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Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (49 mi) - Lelystad Airport (55 mi)
- Brussels Airport (69 mi)
- De Kooy Airport (71 mi)
- Hasselt Airport (72 mi)
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (84 mi)
- Liège Airport (94 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 1 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Drievliet (amusement park, (16 mi)
- Diergaarde Blijdorp (zoo, (8 mi)
- Archeon (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Vogelpark Avifauna (zoo, (17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.895 and 4.629 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 53' 42" and E 4° 37' 45"
- 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: 02:08 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:21 am and 8:57 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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Krimpen aan de Lek
Krimpen aan de Lek in Krimpenerwaard (South Holland) is a city located in Netherlands about 35 mi (or 56 km) south of Amsterdam, the country's capital town.
Current time in Krimpen aan de Lek is now 02:08 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Krimpen aan de Lek, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Rotterdam Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 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 1 mi (or 2 km), South-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, Amsterdam and Heemskerk. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant De Witte Brug
Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk
Van der Valk - Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel ROTTERDAM
Apollo Hotel Papendrecht
NH Capelle
Van der Valk Hotel ARA
Bastion Hotel Barendrecht
Dordrecht
Campanile - Rotterdam Oost
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Cycling - Round trip Rotterdam Ridderkerk
Rotterdam - Ridderkerk - Krimpen aan den Ijssel - Rotterdam Around 25km, good weather and great fun! Ended the day at Bavaria City Race. GoPro 1280x720@30 Had some fog issues on the lens.
Veerpont Ridderkerk Kinderdijk
Driehoeks Veerpont Ridderkerk (transferium) - Kinderdijk - Krimpen a/d Lek.
Kinderdijk/HOLLAND (Windmills/Yel değirmenleri)
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...
Pumping station at Kinderdijk in action
Today's powerful pumps of the Kinderdijk pumping station in action during a rain shower. These pumps now perform the operation for which Kinderdijk's windmills were built many centuries ago....
Kinderdijk Windmills
The Netherlands is famous for its windmills. Today there are still more than 1.000 mills. Nowhere in the world you will find as many windmills as near (the Dutch village) Kinderdijk. Around...
Kinderdijk molens - Dutch windmills
De 19 molens in Kinderdijk zorgden in een verleden voor de waterhuishouding in het gebied. Tegenwoordig is dit overgenomen door een electrisch gemaak. De Stichting Kinderdijk geeft een kijkje...
The Mills at Kinderdijk Holland
Nergens in de wereld vind je zoveel authentieke werkende windmolens bij elkaar als hier in Kinderdijk. We maakten op 26 juli 2013 hier een avondwandeling. Niet minder dan 19 molens zijn er...
Groeten uit Kinderdijk
Een wandeling langs de 19 molens van Kinderdijk. Eric Ross maakte het volgende verslag.
Brand Sportcafé Krimpen aan de Lek 14/05/2011
Even voor het middaguur kwam er bij de brandweer van Krimpen aan de Lek de melding dat er in de Groenland een gebouwbrand zou zijn. Na aankomst bleek er brand te zijn geweest bij een ...
Lek en banden toerri 2012 krimpen aan de lek deel2
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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.
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".
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.
Slikkerveer
Slikkerveer is a village in the municipality of Ridderkerk, South Holland, the Netherlands. In 2004, 8550 people lived in Slikkerveer. It is located about 6 km eastsoutheast of the city of
Krimpen aan de Lek
Krimpen aan de Lek is a town on the Lek River in the municipality Nederlek, province South Holland, the Netherlands. It has 6607 inhabitants in 2008. The name Krimpen comes from the archaic word "Krempener", meaning "river crossing". Therefore Krimpen aan de Lek means "Crossing on the Lek". Krimpen aan de Lek is a quiet and scenic village with 3 elementary schools.
The Gorzen
The Gorzen is a nature park in the Dutch province of South Holland, located on the eastside of Ridderkerk, between the New Veer and the New harbor. The nature- and recreational park The Gorzen is a former dumpsite with a total area of 40 acres . The park was formed in consequences of all kinds of activities and circumstances in a period of half a century shaped in a hillside nature park with a few lakes and brooks.
De Terp (Rotterdam Metro)
De Terp is a subway station on Line C of the Rotterdam Metro and is situated in the town of Capelle aan den IJssel, just east of Rotterdam. It is the northern terminus of the line. The station was opened on May 26, 1994, as part of the extension of the East-West Line or Caland Line from Capelsebrug station. The station consists of an island platform between two tracks.
Noordtunnel
The Noord Tunnel is a tunnel under the Noord. It's a part of the motorway A15. The Noord Tunnel opened in 1992. The Noord Tunnel has replaced the bridge since 1992.
De Brave Hendrik
Restaurant De Brave Hendrik was a restaurant located in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1990-1996. The restaurant was originally named In den Brave Hendrik and located at Kerkstraat 7, but later renamed to De Brave Hendrik and housed at Kerkstraat 30. Henk van Ark and head chef Jan Klein owned the restaurant from 1982 until 1994, when Klein left to start restaurant Hermitage in Rijsoord.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Krimpen aan de Lek.
- The Hague
- Haarlem
- Utrecht
- Amsterdam
- Heemskerk
- Turnhout
- 's-Hertogenbosch
- Heiloo
- Heist-op-den-Berg
- Sint-Niklaas
- Laakdal
- Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
- Dendermonde
- Lelystad
- Heeze
- Brussels
- Middelburg
- Lennik
- Lincent
- Arnhem
- Eeklo
- Chastre
- Hannut
- Enghien
Kranenburg- Namur
- Oudenaarde
- Maastricht
- Kleve
- Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Krimpen, Krimpen a/d Lek, Krimpen aan den Lek
