Delta Works

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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. Constructed between 1954 and 1997, the works consist of dams, sluices, locks, dykes, levees, and storm surge barriers located in the provinces of South Holland and Zeeland. ()

Local name: Deltawerken Coordinates: 51°39'0"N, 3°43'12"E

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Delta Works – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.8 miS
Amusement park
Deltapark Neeltje Jans, Zierikzee
22 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.
4.2 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Westerlichttoren, Duiveland
109 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.
3.4 miN
Forts and castles
Slot Haamstede, Duiveland
88 min walk • Haamstede Castle is a castle in the village of Haamstede on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland. It is a rijksmonument.
1.5 miSW
Hydraulic flood protection structure
Oosterscheldekering
40 min walk • 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.
3.4 miN
51°41'52"N • 3°44'36"E
Johannes de Doperkerk, Duiveland
88 min walk • Church
3.3 miNE
View point
Plompetoren
85 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.
5.4 miNE
51°42'7"N • 3°48'54"E
Hervormde kerk, Duiveland
139 min walk • Church
7.5 miNE
51°43'42"N • 3°50'32"E
molen 'De Lelie', Duiveland
192 min walk • Windmill
4.6 miS
Windmill
De Onderneming
118 min walk • De Onderneming is a corn mill on the Ooststraat in Wissenkerke and can be seen from afar.
5.7 miNE
51°43'6"N • 3°47'34"E
Corneliuskerk, Duiveland
145 min walk • Church
7.1 miNE
Windmill
't Hert, Duiveland
181 min walk • 't Hert or Oostermolen is a corn mill dating from 1748 in Ellemeet in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland. The mill was in operation until 1996 after which the mill and the builhuis were restored.

Delta Works

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Delta Works plan & book

Delta Works – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)