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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
Wijdenes is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Venhuizen, 15km from Houtribdijk.
Wijdenes is a town located in North Holland, Netherlands. With a population of 1,005, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Wijdenes 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 Wijdenes to your route.
Wijdenes (West Frisian: Venès) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Drechterland and the region of West-Frisia.
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Widenesse, and means "wide headland". Wijdenes started as a peat excavation settlement in the 12th century.Read more
In 1282, a castle was built near the village by the count of Holland, but it was destroyed in 1296 by armies of West-Frisia.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1619 after the medieval church burnt down in 1616. The tower is from around 1500 and the balustrade and spire were added in 1839. The church is no longer in service, and is used as a recording studio and residential home.
Wijdenes was home to 347 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1970, when it was merged with Venhuizen.
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Wijdenes is located in North Holland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.6350 latitude, 5.1569 longitude.
Wijdenes has a population of approximately 1,005 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.
15 km · about 30 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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Historic heart of Amsterdam flanked by the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Imposing 17th-century palace on Dam Square built during the Dutch Golden Age, still used for royal functions.
34 km · about 40 min drive
museum
The preserved hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II, a powerful memorial to the Holocaust.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, combining a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, and botanical garden.
34 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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