Schuwacht
in Krimpenerwaard of South Holland, Netherlands
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Rotterdam Airport (10 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (29 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (44 mi)
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Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (49 mi) - Lelystad Airport (54 mi)
- Brussels Airport (69 mi)
- De Kooy Airport (71 mi)
- Hasselt Airport (71 mi)
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (83 mi)
- Liège Airport (93 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 1 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 25 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, (17 mi)
- Diergaarde Blijdorp (zoo, (9 mi)
- Archeon (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Vogelpark Avifauna (zoo, (17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.893 and 4.647 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 53' 35" and E 4° 38' 49"
- 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: 09:08 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:21 am and 8:56 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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Discover Schuwacht
Schuwacht in Krimpenerwaard (South Holland) with it's 305 citizens is a town in Netherlands about 35 mi (or 56 km) south of Amsterdam, the country's capital city.
Current time in Schuwacht is now 09:08 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports near Schuwacht, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Rotterdam Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 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 1 km), South. We discovered 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, 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 12 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 (46 °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
Apollo Hotel Papendrecht
Van der Valk - Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel ROTTERDAM
NH Capelle
Van der Valk Hotel ARA
Dordrecht
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Les Moulins de Kinderdijk (Pays-Bas)
Images & Voyages présente : Les moulins de Kinderdijk ( Pays-Bas) . un ensemble de 19 moulins construits pour le drainage du polder . Site Classé à l' UNESCO en 1997.
HOLLAND: Kinderdijk - Windmills in winter
Around 1740 a network of 19 windmills was built to drain the surrounding of Kinderijk. This surrounding is a beautiful example of a typical Dutch landscape: the polder: areas of land below...
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, world heritage
According to legend, Kinderdijk owes its name to an event in 1421 when a huge mass of water, the Saint Elisabeth flood, inundated everything in the area. At the foot of a dike was a cradle...
Molens Kinderdijk April 2010
Als lopend in een schilderij van een paar eeuwen terug! http://www.stichting-kinderdijk.nl/ http://www.kinderdijk.nl/ Het molen park is het hele jaar geopend en gratis toegankelijk....
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...
1. Kinderdijk
Cycling from Lekkerkerk to Kinderdijk, near Rotterdam. Boattrip along Kinderdijk with its windmills on the day that Holland got a new king. April 30, 2013.
Molengebied Kinderdijk vanuit de lucht gezien
Volg onze ontwikkelingen op http://www.hoogtezicht.nl Nederland is beroemd om haar monumentale molens. Nergens in de wereld vind je nog zoveel molens bij elkaar als in het dorpje Kinderdijk....
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...
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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.
Noord (river)
The Noord ("North") is a short tidal river in South Holland, Netherlands. It starts at the city of Dordrecht where the Beneden Merwede river forks into the Oude Maas and the Noord. It joins the Lek at the city of Ridderkerk and Kinderdijk, and the combined stream is thereafter known as the Nieuwe Maas. The distance is about 9 km. The direction of its water flow is dependent on the tides. The Noord River separates IJsselmonde island from Alblasserwaard mainland to the east.
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.
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