famous road
Houtribdijk
A 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
19 km · about 20 min drive
North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
Westwoud is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hem, 19km from Houtribdijk.
Westwoud is a town located in North Holland, Netherlands. With a population of 1,330, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Westwoud 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 Westwoud to your route.
Westwoud is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in the region of West Friesland in North Holland, about 4 kilometers northeast of Hoorn. The town is part of the municipality of Drechterland and has a population of 1,785.
Westwoud received city rights in 1414, along with the villages of Westerblokker andRead more
Oosterblokker. This mainly meant it could form its own judicial district, which was abolished in 1811. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1979, when it merged with Hoogkarspel and Oosterblokker to form the municipality Bangert, which was changed to Drechterland in 1980.
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Westwoud is located in North Holland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.6850 latitude, 5.1347 longitude.
Westwoud has a population of approximately 1,330 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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famous road
A 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
19 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
Former Zuiderzee island village on a causeway north of Amsterdam, its green-and-black wooden houses raised on stilts and mounds against floods; walk out to the Paard van Marken lighthouse on the dike.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Historic heart of Amsterdam flanked by the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Imposing 17th-century palace on Dam Square built during the Dutch Golden Age, still used for royal functions.
38 km · about 45 min drive
museum
The preserved hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II, a powerful memorial to the Holocaust.
38 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Corner café on Amsterdam's Noordermarkt whose towering cinnamon-heavy appeltaart with whipped cream is widely held to be the Netherlands' best apple pie: the queue on Saturday market morning is part of the ritual.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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