Afsluitdijk
A dam and causeway about 32 kilometres long, built between 1927 and 1932 from Den Oever in North Holland to Friesland. It closed off the old Zuiderzee from the North Sea and created the freshwater IJsselmeer.
- Where
- Den Oever, North Holland, Netherlands
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 53.0000, 5.1667
Get the Afsluitdijk stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Afsluitdijk. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your North Holland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Afsluitdijk
IJsselmeer 21 km
A large freshwater lake in the central Netherlands, bordered by North Holland, Flevoland and Friesland. It was a sea inlet until the Afsluitdijk closed it off in 1932, and it is now a popular place for sailing and a home to many water birds.
Texel 26 km
The largest and most populated of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea, lying north of Den Helder in North Holland. It has about 13,800 inhabitants, wide beaches, dunes and heath, and is known for its sheep.
Eise Eisinga Planetarium 33 km
An 18th century orrery in the Frisian town of Franeker, built by Eise Eisinga in his own house between 1774 and 1781. It is still a working model of the solar system and is open as a museum.
Woudagemaal 38 km
A steam pumping station near Lemmer in Friesland, opened in 1920 and named after its chief engineer. It is the largest steam powered pumping station still in operation anywhere, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Terschelling 46 km
One of the West Frisian Islands in the northern Netherlands, between Vlieland and Ameland. It has long beaches, dunes and forest, and is known for cranberries and for a lighthouse called Brandaris.
West Frisian Islands 47 km
A chain of islands off the northern Dutch coast, including Texel, Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog. They have wide beaches, dunes and tidal flats, and are reached by ferry from the mainland.
Beemster Polder 53 km
The first polder in the Netherlands reclaimed from a lake, drained in the early 17th century north of Amsterdam. Its strict grid of fields, roads and canals has barely changed since, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Schokland 57 km
A former island in the Zuiderzee, an elongated strip of peat land that stopped being an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed in 1942. It is now a slightly raised ridge in farmland and a heritage site.
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Questions
Where is Afsluitdijk?
Afsluitdijk is in Den Oever, North Holland, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are IJsselmeer (21 km), Texel (26 km), Eise Eisinga Planetarium (33 km).
How do I get the Afsluitdijk stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Afsluitdijk and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your North Holland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Afsluitdijk before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your North Holland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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