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Ommelanderwijk

Groningen, Netherlands · Europe

About Ommelanderwijk

Ommelanderwijk is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Nieuwe Pekela, 19km from Hunebedcentrum.

Ommelanderwijk is a town located in Groningen, Netherlands. With a population of 1,055, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Ommelanderwijk sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ommelanderwijk to your route.

About Ommelanderwijk

Veendam (Dutch pronunciation: [veːnˈdɑm] ) is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam is also known as Parkstad (Park City). It is located on the N33 national highway which runs from Eemshaven to Assen. Veendam was established in

Read more 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck. The ribbon development so characteristic of this region has been adapted in Veendam. In the center of the town, the two canals, the Oosterdiep and the Westerdiep, formed a fork because the Munte River originally flowed here. Holland America Line has named four ships Veendam after the town.

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Where is Ommelanderwijk located?

Ommelanderwijk is located in Groningen, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 53.0892 latitude, 6.9056 longitude.

What is the population of Ommelanderwijk?

Ommelanderwijk has a population of approximately 1,055 people, making it a town in Netherlands.

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Quick Information

Population
1,055
Continent
Europe
Country
Netherlands
Region
Groningen
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
53.0892, 6.9056

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Netherlands

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Non-emergency police
0900-8844
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from Ommelanderwijk

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

ancient ruins

Hunebedcentrum

Museum in Borger beside D27, the largest of the Netherlands' 5,000-year-old hunebed dolmens: 22-metre granite burial chambers older than Stonehenge, scattered along the Drenthe hondsrug ridge.

19 km · about 20 min drive

photogenic

Fort Bourtange

1593 star fortress village in remote Groningen restored to its 1742 form: a living five-pointed star of moats, bastions and wooden drawbridges with a cobbled marketplace at its heart, most striking from the ramparts or the air.

21 km · about 25 min drive

racetrack

TT Circuit Assen

The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.

29 km · about 35 min drive

Driving in Netherlands

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€2.04/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Ommelanderwijk.

Veendam

🇳🇱 Netherlands

3 km awayPop. 28,155

Wildervank

🇳🇱 Netherlands

3 km awayPop. 2,990

Nieuwe Pekela

🇳🇱 Netherlands

4 km awayPop. 3,895

Meeden

🇳🇱 Netherlands

6 km awayPop. 1,440

Oude Pekela

🇳🇱 Netherlands

7 km awayPop. 7,580

Westerlee

🇳🇱 Netherlands

8 km awayPop. 1,295

Zuidbroek

🇳🇱 Netherlands

9 km awayPop. 2,255

Eexta

🇳🇱 Netherlands

10 km awayPop. 1,605

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