Blitterswijck
Located in Venray Municipality, Limburg Coordinates: 51°31′51″ N 6°06′30″ E
- Population
- 1,105
- 1.1K
- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
About Blitterswijck
Blitterswijck is a village. Location: Venray Municipality, Limburg. Population: 1,105. Elevation: 17 m.
Blitterswijck (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈblɪtərsʋɛik]; Limburgish: Blitterswik [ˈblɪtəʀswɪk]) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Venray, and lies about 20 km north of Venlo. The village was first mentioned in 1242 as "Willem van Blitterswijck", and means "settlement of Blicter (person)". Blitterswijck developed along the Maas near a castle. In 1815, it became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Castle Blitterswijck probably dated from the 14th century.
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At a glance
- Area
- 2.6 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 11 of 17 places in Venray Municipality by population
- Nearest larger town: Wellerlooi, 2 km E
- 8 sights and natural places within 10 km Dikkenberg, Hees
Airports nearest to Blitterswijck
- Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 8 km
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 52 km
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 53 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dikkenberg Mountain, Bergen Municipality3.9 km E
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Vliegenberg Mountain, Land van Cuijk8.8 km NW
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Kasteel Arcen Historic site, Venlo Municipality8.5 km SE -
Schloß Wissen Historic site, Weeze9.3 km NE -
castle Arcen Historic site, Arcen8.5 km SE -
Hansenberg Mountain, Venray Municipality12 km W
Sources & licences
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