Brouwersdam

#458 among destinations in the Netherlands

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The Brouwersdam is the seventh structure of the Delta Works in the Netherlands. Brouwersdam forms a barrier across the former estuary known as the Brouwershavense Gat. As a result, the area of water became known as the Grevelingenmeer. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1971 (53 years ago)Length: 4.04 miCoordinates: 51°46'0"N, 3°51'36"E

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

Nearby attractions include: De Hoop, Toren van Goedereede, Grevelingen, Dorpskerk.

4.4 miNE
Windmill
De Hoop
114 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.
6.1 miNE
Tower
Toren van Goedereede, Goedereede
156 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.
5.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grevelingen
149 min walk • Grevelingen or Grevelingenmeer is a closed off part of the Rhine-Meuse estuary on the border of the Dutch provinces of South Holland and Zeeland.
3.9 miNE
Church
Dorpskerk
100 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.
1.3 miNE
Museum
RTM Ouddorp
34 min walk • The Former RTM Foundation is a streetcar museum and operates a streetcar service on the route Punt van Goeree - Port Zélande - Scharendijke on the Brouwersdam with historical rolling stock of the former Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij.
3.5 miSE
51°43'33"N • 3°54'37"E
St Nicolaaskerk, Duiveland
91 min walk • Church
6 miNE
Windmill
Windvang, Goedereede
154 min walk • De Windvang, is a round stone mill in Goedereede on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in the Dutch province of South Holland.
4.3 miSW
51°43'57"N • 3°46'29"E
Jacobuskerk, Duiveland
111 min walk • Church
4.9 miSW
51°42'7"N • 3°48'54"E
Hervormde kerk, Duiveland
124 min walk • Church
4.3 miNE
Town
Ouddorp
111 min walk • Ouddorp is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. The statistical area Ouddorp, also including the peripheral parts of the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of approximately 6,040, as of 1 January 2005.
5.8 miS
51°41'11"N • 3°53'58"E
Protestantse gemeente, Duiveland
148 min walk • Church