Spoorwijk, The Hague

#136 among attractions in The Hague

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Spoorwijk is a residential neighbourhood in the Laak district of The Hague, Netherlands. Its name, literally rail neighbourhood or track neighbourhood, originated from the fact that the area borders the Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway on the west. The neighbourhood has 4,161 inhabitants and covers an area of 33,3 ha. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°3'9"N, 4°18'47"E

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Laakkwartier en Spoorwijk (Spoorwijk)The Hague Netherlands

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

Nearby attractions include: In de Bogaard, Needle of Rijswijk, Rijswijk, De Broodfabriek.

1.1 miS
52°2'13"N • 4°18'55"E
In de Bogaard, The Hague
28 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.7 miE
Obelisk
Needle of Rijswijk, The Hague
17 min walk • The Needle of Ryswick or Rijswijk is an obelisk in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, commemorating the Treaty of Ryswick. The monument is at the location of the Huis ter Nieuwburg, the palace where the peace treaty was signed. It was built of materials from Huis ter Nieuwburg in 1792 to 1794. The palace was demolished in 1790 due to neglect.
0.9 miS
Town, Area
Rijswijk, The Hague
22 min walk • Rijswijk, formerly known as Ryswick in English, is a town and municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 53,467 in 2019, and it has an area of 14.49 km², 0.53 km² of which is water.
1.4 miSE
Event space, Convention center
De Broodfabriek, The Hague
35 min walk • De Broodfabriek is an exhibition and convention center in the Dutch city of Rijswijk. It was founded in 1996 by Henk van der Straaten as the Darling Market, a recreation of the Paddy's Markets in Haymarket, near Sydney's Darling Harbour, which he encountered during a trip to Australia.
0.7 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum, The Hague
18 min walk • The Hague Public Transport Museum has been housed in an old streetcar depot, the Frans Halsstraat depot in The Hague, since 1989. This depot was built in 1906 and was in use by the Haagsche Tramweg Maatschappij until 1983.
1 miE
52°3'20"N • 4°20'6"E
Museum Rijswijk, The Hague
25 min walk • Museum
1 miN
Neighbourhood
The Hague Center, The Hague
26 min walk • The City Center of The Hague is the oldest and, with a population of 104,658 inhabitants, the second largest of The Hague's eight districts, consisting of nine neighbourhoods.
1.1 miNE
Neighbourhood
Laak, The Hague
29 min walk • Laak is district of The Hague, Netherlands. With a population of 40,222 and an area of 4.3 square kilometres, it is the smallest and least populous of the city's eight districts.
1.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Nieuw Binckhorst, The Hague
40 min walk • Nieuw Binckhorst is a former industrial area in southeast The Hague, Netherlands, originally called Binckhorst, for which a plan was adopted in 2009 to transform 99.5 hectares into a mixed-use development along the lines of New Urbanism, including residential, employment and...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Spoorwijk?

Nearby attractions include Needle of Rijswijk, The Hague (17 min walk), Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum, The Hague (18 min walk), Rijswijk, The Hague (22 min walk).

How to get to Spoorwijk by public transport?

The nearest stations to Spoorwijk:

Bus

Alberdingk Thijmstraat • Lines: 22, 29 (1 min walk)
Ledeganckplein • Lines: 22, 29 (5 min walk)

Train

Den Haag Moerwijk (7 min walk)
Rijswijk (29 min walk)

Tram

Station Moerwijk • Lines: 16 (8 min walk)
Van Zeggelenlaan • Lines: 16 (8 min walk)