Haringvlietdam

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The Haringvliet sluices are a construction that closed off the estuary of the Haringvliet, Netherlands, as part of the Delta Works. The structure consists of 17 sluices, several kilometres of dam and a shipping lock. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1971 (53 years ago)Length: 3.11 miWidth: 184 ftCoordinates: 51°49'58"N, 4°2'59"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Droogdok Jan Blanken, De Hoop, De Hoop, Toren van Goedereede.

3.4 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Droogdok Jan Blanken, Hellevoetsluis
87 min walk • The Droogdok Jan Blanken, nestled in the historical city of Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands, stands as a testament to the ingenuity of Dutch maritime engineering. Constructed in the early 19th century, this dry dock was named after its designer, Jan Blanken, an...
3.4 miE
Monuments and statues, Windmill
De Hoop, Hellevoetsluis
86 min walk • De Hoop is a gristmill in Hellevoetsluis, the Netherlands. The mill was built in 1801.
5.2 miW
Windmill
De Hoop
132 min walk • De Hoop is a flour windmill in Ouddorp built in 1845 and fully renovated in 1984. It is one of the few windmills in the Netherlands that is still privately owned, and is still in full commercial operation.
3.3 miW
Tower
Toren van Goedereede, Goedereede
85 min walk • The Toren van Goedereede is a gray square brick tower in Goedereede, Netherlands, 39.5 metres high, belonging to the Catharina church. It was built in 1512. From 1552 to 1912 the tower served as a lighthouse, and went through various changes during this period. Today it has been restored and is a museum, housing a carillon.
3.4 miE
Military museum, Ship, Museum
Museumschip "Buffel", Hellevoetsluis
88 min walk • HNLMS Buffel is a 19th-century ironclad ram ship. She was one of the main attractions of the Maritime Museum Rotterdam, also known as the Prince Hendrik Museum, named after its founder, Prince Henry "The Navigator", who had a naval career and established the basis of the museum back in 1874.
3.4 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Noord-Hinder, Hellevoetsluis
88 min walk • The Noord-Hinder is the last lightship built in the Netherlands. The ship was built in 1963 at shipyard De Waal in Zaltbommel and thoroughly rebuilt and fully automated in 1981 by shipyard Hoogenraad en Kuyt in Scheveningen.
3.5 miE
51°49'30"N • 4°7'48"E
Nationaal Brandweer Museum, Hellevoetsluis
89 min walk • History museum, Museum
5.5 miSW
Church
Dorpskerk
140 min walk • The Dorpskerk also known as the Maartenskerk in Ouddorp was completed in 1348 and is situated in the town's centre. The tower was completed in the early 16th-century. The church was completely renovated in the 18th-century. The church and tower are rijksmonuments, listed as number 16267 and 16268.
3.5 miE
Tower
Water Tower Hellevoetsluis, Hellevoetsluis
90 min walk • The Water Tower in Hellevoetsluis was designed by architect N. Biezeveld and was built in 1896. The water tower is 22 meters high and has two water reservoirs of each 60 m³.
3.3 miW
51°49'7"N • 3°58'35"E
Catharinakerk, Goedereede
84 min walk • Church
3.4 miW
Windmill
Windvang, Goedereede
87 min walk • De Windvang, is a round stone mill in Goedereede on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in the Dutch province of South Holland.