Glimmen
in Gemeente Haren of Provincie Groningen, Netherlands
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Eelde Airport (2 mi) -
Emden Airport (30 mi) - Borkum Airport (32 mi)
- Juist Airport (41 mi)
- Norden-Norddeich Airport (41 mi)
- Norderney Airport (46 mi)
- Nordhorn-Lingen Airport (52 mi)
- Twenthe Airport (61 mi)
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (82 mi)
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (97 mi)
- Dortmund Airport (119 mi)
- Düsseldorf International Airport (128 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (128 mi)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Drouwenerzand (amusement park, (14 mi)
- Kabouterland (amusement park, (20 mi)
- Duinen Zathe (amusement park, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.139 and 6.629 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 8' 21" and E 6° 37' 45"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:27 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:40 am and 4:53 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Netherlands.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Netherlands. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Glimmen
Glimmen in Gemeente Haren (Provincie Groningen) with it's 1,065 habitants is located in Netherlands about 90 mi (or 145 km) north-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital town.
Current time in Glimmen is now 10:27 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 13 airports close to Glimmen, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Eelde Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Netherlands is Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) in a distance of 44 mi (or 71 km), South-West. We encountered 3 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Groningen, Assen, Kollum, Drachten and Laar. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
11°C (53 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, few clouds.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Corps de Garde
NH Groningen
Fletcher Hotel De Zeegser Duinen
Fletcher Familiehotel Paterswolde
NH Groningen Hotel de Ville
Hotel Prinsenhof
van der Valk Westerbroek
Apollo Hotel Groningen
Mercure Hotel Groningen Martiniplaza
Hotel Miss Blanche Suites & Apartments
Videos from this area
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2X *EXTREME LOW PASS JET PLANE*
Very low approach Groningen Airport Eelde.
Advantages of cyclepaths - riding through the rain is more pleasant
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De halve marathon van Haren 2015 - Rond het 800m punt
Garmt op de Loop, Blog en Foto's: http://www.garmtopdeloop.nl/blog-en-fotos/_article/de-halve-marathon-van-haren-2015.html.
Sportfit 55 plus te Haren
Op de sportles wordt er na een warming-up aan diverse spelvormen zoals (stuit-)volleybal, badminton of tennis gedaan. We gebruiken daarvoor drie velden die in de sporthal beschikbaar zijn....
De halve marathon van Haren 2015 - 5Km en 12,3Km rond het 800m punt
Garmt op de Loop, Blog en Foto's: http://www.garmtopdeloop.nl/blog-en-fotos/_article/de-halve-marathon-van-haren-2015.html.
Pownews bij ProjectX in Haren
Rutger van Pownews in Haren bij het facebook feestje. Het Facebook-feestje waarbij de 15-jarige Merthe per ongeluk tienduizenden mensen heeft uitgenodigd, heeft Haren op de kaart gezet. Tot...
Hendrik Nijboer Toernooi - nieuwe D-Teams met OLIVEO D1 bij vv Haren
Hendrik Nijboer Toernooi voor nieuwe D-Teams met OLIVEO D1 bij vv Haren. Foto's: http://www.daviddilling.com/fotogalleries/Hendrik-Nijboer-Toernooi-2014-FC-Groningen/ Met de eerste training...
Gerd van Helden Haren FM 30 januari Groenstudio De natuurtuin
Gerd van Helden in de uitzending van Haren FM Weekendmagazine. Hij vertelt over de veranderingen rondom de Natuurtuin, de Open Dag (29 maart 2015) en alle andere activiteiten die dit jaar ...
De halve marathon van Haren 2015 - Estafette rond het 800m punt
Garmt op de Loop, Blog en Foto's: http://www.garmtopdeloop.nl/blog-en-fotos/_article/de-halve-marathon-van-haren-2015.html.
project x Haren
Grote mensen massa's in Haren , Uiteindelijk zijn er hier en daar wat rellen uitgebroken.... De beelden van dit filmpje is een sfeer impressie Van "VOOR DE RELLEN" Jammer dat zo uit de hand...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
De Punt
De Punt is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 11 km south of Groningen. The statistical area "De Punt", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 240. De Punt was the site for the 1977 Dutch train hostage crisis.
Oosterbroek, Groningen
Oosterbroek is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Groningen. It was created in a merger of Noordbroek and Zuidbroek in 1965. In 1990, the municipalities of Meeden and Muntendam were also added to Oosterbroek, which was renamed to Menterwolde a year later.
Onnen
Onnen is a village in the municipality Haren, Groningen in the Netherlands. There are some picturesque farms and windmills in the village. Onnen is an esdorp . The Onner ash lies a considerable distance from the actual village (an ash generally lies flat outside a village). The Groningen – Assen railway lies near Onnen.
Glimmen
Glimmen is a village that is part of the municipality of Haren, which lies in the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is 10 kilometres to the city of Groningen and 5 kilometre to Haren. Glimmen has about 1700 inhabitants. The river Drentsche Aa flows past the village, nearby the Huis te Glimmen ('House in Glimmen), a stately home on the site of a mediaeval castle. The Appèlbergen is a wood to the east of the village.
Drentsche Aa
The Drentsche Aa is a river rising in the Dutch province of Drenthe, flowing through Drenthe and for the last part the province of Groningen. It ends in the Schipsloot near Haren, which flows into the Noord-Willemskanaal, however originally it ended into the Selwerderdiep. The water finally ends in the Lauwersmeer and Waddenzee.
Appèlbergen
The Appèlbergen is a wood to the east of the village of Glimmen. It's located in the province of Groningen. In the Second World War, the Germans buried 34 people secretly after they had killed them. Of the 34 people, 15 have never been recovered. Between 1949 and 2004, there were several attempts to find the buried people. In 2004, there has been placed a monument for the victims.
1977 Dutch train hostage crisis
On May 23, 1977 a train hijacking took place close to Drentsche Aa river bridge at de Punt (in the village of Glimmen) on the provincial border between Groningen and Drenthe, northeastern Netherlands. Nine armed Moluccans pulled the emergency brake around 9 AM and took about 50 people as hostages. The hijacking lasted for 482 hours (20 days); two hostages and six hijackers were killed.
De Punt fire
On May 9 2008, three Dutch firefighters lost their lives tackling a blaze at a large commercial building situated in a shipyard in the village of De Punt in the Dutch province of Drenthe. The firefighters, Anne Kregel, Raymond Soyer and Egbert Ubels entered the building not knowing that a layer of highly combustible smoke and gas had built up under the roof. This ignited, resulting in a sudden spread of the fire accompanied by a major explosion that resulted in their deaths.
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