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World / Netherlands / Utrecht
military, place with historical importance, interesting place, flood protection
As part of the New Dutch Waterline, this device was to block the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal with one blow, so preventing the flooding water from flowing away towards Amsterdam.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Water_Line
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°2'5"N 5°6'53"E
- Kromhout Kazerne 5.8 km
- Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Base "Van Braam Houckgeest" 14 km
- National Military Museum 15 km
- Soesterberg Air Force Base 16 km
- Sergeant-majoor Scheickkazerne 17 km
- Militair Oefenterrein De Vlasakkers 17 km
- Korporaal Van Oudheusdenkazerne 18 km
- Naarden Star Fort 30 km
- Militair Oefenterrein Fort Crevecoeur 34 km
- WW2 V1/V2 54 km
- Nieuwegein (municipality) 1.3 km
- Vreeswijk 3.3 km
- Utrecht (municipality) 6 km
- Houten (municipality) 6.2 km
- Bunnik (municipality) 7 km
- Utrecht (province) 11 km
- Amsterdam-Rhine Canal 12 km
- Vijfheerenlanden (municipality) 12 km
- South Holland 43 km
- Gelderland 56 km