Oosterscheldekering

#427 among destinations in the Netherlands

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The Oosterscheldekering, between the islands Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, is the largest of the Delta Works, a series of dams and storm surge barriers, designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding from the North Sea. The construction of the Delta Works was a response to the widespread damage and loss of life in the North Sea flood of 1953. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°37'48"N, 3°42'14"E

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Oosterscheldekering – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Deltapark Neeltje Jans, Westerlichttoren, Slot Haamstede, De Korenbloem.

0.7 miNE
Amusement park
Deltapark Neeltje Jans, Zierikzee
19 min walk • Deltapark Neeltje Jans is a Dutch theme park located on the former artificial island Neeltje Jans at the Oosterschelde. In addition to the attractive nature of the Deltapark Neeltje Jans, it also plays an educational role with respect to the Delta Works.
5.5 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Westerlichttoren, Duiveland
140 min walk • The Westerlichttoren or West Schouwen is a lighthouse in Haamstede, Netherlands. Designed by L. Valk, it was built in 1837. At 47 m above ground and a light stand at 58 m above sea level it is one of the tallest lighthouses in the Netherlands.
4.9 miN
Forts and castles
Slot Haamstede, Duiveland
127 min walk • Haamstede Castle is a castle in the village of Haamstede on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland. It is a rijksmonument.
6.3 miSE
Windmill
De Korenbloem
162 min walk • The Korenbloem is a corn mill, located on the Molendijk 1 in the Dutch town of Kortgene. It is a round stone scaffold mill with five attics: grain, grinding, stone, lazy and cap attic. The racks are 6.28 m above ground level.
1.5 miNE
Dam
Delta Works
40 min walk • The Delta Works is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea.
5 miN
51°41'52"N • 3°44'36"E
Johannes de Doperkerk, Duiveland
127 min walk • Church
4.8 miNE
View point
Plompetoren
123 min walk • The Plompe Toren is a church tower on the Oosterschelde, a few kilometers south of Burgh-Haamstede. The tower is the only remnant of Koudekerke, a village on Schouwen-Duiveland that has now disappeared in the Oosterschelde.
6.9 miNE
51°42'7"N • 3°48'54"E
Hervormde kerk, Duiveland
176 min walk • Church
3.6 miSE
Windmill
De Onderneming
93 min walk • De Onderneming is a corn mill on the Ooststraat in Wissenkerke and can be seen from afar.
3.9 miSE
Windmill
Landzigt, Noord-Beveland
101 min walk • Landzigt is a former corn mill on the Boomdijk in Wissenkerke and can be seen from afar. It is a ground-sailer that was built in 1869. The mill was converted to a residential mill in 1962 and fell into disrepair.
3.7 miN
51°40'59"N • 3°42'60"E
Burghduin, Duiveland
95 min walk • Square