Wijdenes
Located in Gemeente Drechterland, North Holland Coordinates: 52°38′06″ N 5°09′25″ E
- Population
- 1,525
- 1.5K
- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol45 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport90 km
About Wijdenes
Wijdenes is a village. Location: Gemeente Drechterland, North Holland. Population: 1,525. Elevation: 2 m.
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. 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.
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Photos of Wijdenes
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Oosterkerk M.Minderhoud · Public domain -
Westfries Museum Dqfn13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Wijdenes
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 89 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (90 mm)
- Driest month
- April (44 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 49 | 64 | 44 | 51 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 80 | 90 | 89 | 80 |
How to get to Wijdenes
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Almere Stad, 30 km to the south.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 45 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 90 kmsouthwest
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 110 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 30 kmsouth
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 31 kmsouthwest
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 34 kmsouthwest
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 45 kmsouthwest
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 49 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wijdenes
Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 85 natural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Oosterkerk Attraction 6 kmW
- Edam Fort Historic site 14 kmSW
- De Ven Landmark 15 kmNE
- Kasteel Radboud Historic site 16 kmN
25–60 km110 places
- Texel Island 54 kmNW
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 42 kmNW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 39 kmNW
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 38 kmNW
60–100 km113 places
- IJsselmonde Island 96 kmSW
- Putjensberg Mountain 63 kmSE
- Radewijkerbeek River 99 kmE
- Oude Rijn River 99 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oosterkerk Attraction, Hoorn Municipality6.4 km W
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Westfries Museum Museum, Hoorn Municipality6.6 km W
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Kasteel Radboud Historic site, Medemblik Municipality16 km N -
De Ven Landmark, Gemeente Enkhuizen15 km NE -
Edam Fort Historic site, Edam-Volendam14 km SW
Other cities and towns in Gemeente Drechterland
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Binnenwijzend Village, Gemeente Drechterland5.1 km N -
Oudijk Village, Gemeente Drechterland6.1 km NW
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Zittend Village, Gemeente Drechterland4.1 km N
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Westerwijzend Village, Gemeente Drechterland5.7 km N
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Oosterwijzend Village, Gemeente Drechterland6.5 km N
Sources & licences
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