Zegwaart
District of Zoetermeer
in Gemeente Zoetermeer of South Holland, Netherlands
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Rotterdam Airport (7 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (21 mi)
- Lelystad Airport (52 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (56 mi)
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Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (60 mi) - De Kooy Airport (61 mi)
- Brussels Airport (80 mi)
- Hasselt Airport (84 mi)
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (96 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Drievliet (amusement park, (6 mi)
- Diergaarde Blijdorp (zoo, (9 mi)
- Archeon (amusement park, (8 mi)
- Linnaeushof (amusement park, (19 mi)
- Vogelpark Avifauna (zoo, (9 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.057 and 4.493 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 3' 26" and E 4° 29' 35"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 03:05 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:13 am and 4:42 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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 Zegwaart
The district Zegwaart of Zoetermeer in Gemeente Zoetermeer (South Holland) is a subburb in Netherlands about 27 mi south-west of Amsterdam, the country's capital town.
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: The Hague, Haarlem, Heemskerk, Amsterdam and Heiloo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 42 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 38 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 82% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Restaurant & Hotel de Sniep
Hotel Living Den Haag
Golden Tulip Zoetermeer - Den Haag
NH Zoetermeer
Van der Valk Hotel De Gouden Leeuw
Bastion Hotel Zoetermeer
Bastion Hotel Leiden Voorschoten
Videos from this area
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Kinderfeest - Lasergame - Attractiecentrum Zoetermeer met Thomas en Marijn 2013
Kinderfeest - Lasergame - Attractiecentrum Zoetermeer met Thomas en Marijn 2013. 11 jaar oud, maar bijna 21. Mooi verjaardagsfeest met lasergame and Mission Impossible spel bij Attractiecentrum...
Halloween in Zoetermeer ,Nederland thrillerfestival op vrijdag 31 oktober 2014
Halloween is een feestdag die vooral in Ierland, het Verenigd Koninkrijk, de Verenigde Staten en Canada gevierd wordt. Op 31 oktober verkleden kinderen zich en bellen als het donker wordt...
Oldtimerdag Zoetermeer 2014 deel 2
Op zaterdag 17 mei 2014 was het voor de veertiende keer Oldtimerdag in Zoetermeer. Deze film werd gemaakt door Jan de Bloois van Filmgroep Zoetermeer en betreft de middag inclusief ...
Zoetermeer Indoor Karting
Me karting 3 heats at Indoor Karting Zoetermeer. Recorded with Dogcam camera's. Check my other video's.
Werktop Zoetermeer
Na een jaar zonder werk is Donny van der Zijden nu als stratenmaker aan de slag bij HABO GWW in Zoetermeer. De gemeente Zoetermeer zorgde voor deze match in het kader van het project ...
Oberg Zoetermeer Blues 2009 LIVE
De oude gitarist van de Livin'Blues Ted Oberg speelt samen een uniek stukje gitaarspel samen met Mick.
Stadsvisie 2030 - Gemeente Zoetermeer - Dl. 2
De "Stadsvisie 2030" van de gemeente Zoetermeer, waarin aangegeven wordt hoe Zoetermeer er in de toekomst uit kan zien. Deze video bestaat uit twee delen.
Attractiecentrum Zoetermeer bij Bouwhof
Wil je meer zien van Attractiecentrum Zoetermeer? Kom dan op donderdag 27 maart a.s. naar de Ladies Night bij Bouwhof. Kijk voor meer informatie op www.attractiecentrum.nl of www.bouwhof.nl.
Zoetermeer 2014 carnaval 30 en 31 augustus HD
Het zomercarnaval in het Stadshart van Zoetermeer was dit jaar op 30 en 31 augustus. De film is opgenomen en gemonteerd door Hans van Woerkom van Filmgroep Zoetermeer.
Vuurwerkshow Dobbelplas Zoetermeer 15-12-2014! HD
Hallo allemaal en welkom weer bij een nieuwe vuurwerk video met De EllendigeTullip Jägermeister van EllendigeTullip Productions! Dit keer heb ik voor jullie in petto de vuurwerkshow/vuurwerkdemo.
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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.
Leiden University
Leiden University, located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The Dutch Royal Family and Leiden University still have a close relationship; Queens Juliana and Beatrix and crown-prince Willem-Alexander were former students. Leiden University has six faculties, over 50 departments and enjoys an outstanding international reputation.
Bergschenhoek
Bergschenhoek is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands. It is situated roughly 10 km to the north of Rotterdam in the province of South Holland. The former municipality had a population of 16,608 in 2006, and covered an area of 15.52 km² (5.99 mile²) of which 0.63 km² (0.24 mile²) is water.
Berkel en Rodenrijs
' is a town and former municipality in the Western part of the Netherlands, and is located in the Dutch province of South Holland.
Bleiswijk
' is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 10,222 in 2006, and covered an area of 21.96 km² (8.48 mile²) of which 0.83 km² (0.32 mile²) is water. On 1 January 2007, the town was merged with neighbouring towns Bergschenhoek and Berkel en Rodenrijs to form the new municipality Lansingerland.
Voorschoten
Voorschoten is a village and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a smaller town in the Randstad, enclosed by the cities of Leiden, Wassenaar and The Hague. The municipality covers an area of 11.59 km² (of which 0.38 km² is covered by water). Recently, plans to merge into one municipality with Wassenaar have been introduced.
Zoetermeer
Zoetermeer is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 37.06 km² (of which 2.15 km² is water). A small village until the late 1960s, it had 6,392 inhabitants in 1950. By 1 January 2010 this had grown to 121,580, making it the third largest population centre in the province of South Holland, after Rotterdam and The Hague. It is part of the Haaglanden conurbation.
Hazerswoude
Hazerswoude is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It contained the towns of Hazerswoude-Dorp and Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, and the villages Groenendijk and Bent. Hazerswoude was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Rijneveld.
Leiden Observatory
Leiden Observatory (Sterrewacht Leiden in Dutch) is an astronomical observatory in the city of Leiden, Netherlands. It was established by Leiden University in 1633, to house the quadrant of Snellius, and is the oldest operating University observatory in the world (before this, astronomy taught at medieval universities tended to be of a more theoretical nature, and any observations were usually done with private equipment rather than at University observatories —see this timeline).
Pijnacker
Pijnacker is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 4 km east of the city of Delft, in the municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp. Pijnacker has two stops on the Randstadrail Erasmuslijn between The Hague and Rotterdam: Pijnacker and Pijnacker-Zuid. Pijnacker was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with Nootdorp.
PWA Silverdome
PWA Silverdome is an arena in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. It is primarily used for ice hockey. PWA Silverdome opened in 2002 and holds 3,500 people.
Benthorn
Benthorn is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwoude, about 2 km east of the centre of Benthuizen. Benthorn used to be a heerlijkheid (manor), owned by the States of Holland and West Friesland. It was sold to Adam Adriaan van der Duyn, lord of 's Gravemoer, in 1724. In 1812, Benthorn became a part of the municipality of Hazerswoude, but on 1 April 1817 it became a separate municipality again. According to the 19th century historian A.J.
Hogeveen
Hogeveen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwoude, about 2 km south of Hazerswoude-Dorp. Hogeveen (then also spelled Hoogeveen) was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it merged with Benthuizen. The municipality was often called "Hoogeveen in Rijnland" to distinguish it from the municipality Hoogeveen in Delfland, also in South Holland.
Hoogeveen, Nootdorp
Hoogeveen is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located about 2 km east of the town of Nootdorp. Hoogeveen was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1833, when it merged with Nootdorp.
Moerkapelle
Moerkapelle is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 6 km east of the city of Zoetermeer, in the municipality of Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle. Moerkapelle was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1991, when it merged with Zevenhuizen, to create a new municipality originally called "Moerhuizen". In 1992, it changed its name to Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle. Its name is derived from the combination of moeras (swamp) and kapel (chapel).
Bonaventura College Burggravenlaan
Bonaventura College Burggravenlaan is one of four secondary schools that make up the Bonaventura College in Leiden, Netherlands. The name "Burggravenlaan" is derived from the street in which the school is based. The school offers education at vmbo-tl, havo and vwo level. The school is officially noted as Roman catholic. Bonaventuracollege Burggravenlaan currently consists of two buildings; the original and a new building built on the schoolyard in 2001.
Stompwijk
Stompwijk is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located between the cities Leiden and Zoetermeer and is part of the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. Stompwijk was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1938, when it merged with Veur to create the new municipality of Leidschendam.
Veur
Veur is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It covered the northwestern part of the current town of Leidschendam. Veur was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1938, when it merges with Stompwijk to form the new municipality of Leidschendam.
Zegwaart
Zegwaart (or Zegwaard) was a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located directly to the east of Zoetermeer, and is now a district of Zoetermeer under the name Seghwaert. Zegwaart was a separate municipality until 1935, when it became part of Zoetermeer, using the archaic spelling of the locale's name. The old Zegwaart was a ribbon development along what remains until today as Zegwaartseweg, which is perpendicular to Dorpstraat.
Zevenhuizen, Zuidplas
Zevenhuizen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 12 km northeast of the city of Rotterdam. Zevenhuizen was a separate municipality until 1991, when it merged with Moerkapelle to form the new municipality of Moerhuizen (renamed in 1992 to Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle). Since 2010 Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle is part of the new municipality of Zuidplas.
Bent, Netherlands
Bent is a small hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwoude, about 2 km northwest of the village Hazerswoude-Dorp. The hamlet is surrounded by tree nurseries.
Oosterheem
Oosterheem is one of the districts (wijken) of Zoetermeer. It lies in the north-east, near Benthuizen. There is a lot of building going on, and it's one of the most recent districts of Zoetermeer. Oosterheem has 13,428 citizens, using 4,804 houses. It has a coverage of 363 ha (370,2 ha with water included).
Dutch Water Dreams
Dutch Water Dreams (also known as DWD) is an Olympic artificial whitewater and surfing centre, near Zoetermeer in The Netherlands. It is the only course of its kind in the country.
Leiden American Pilgrim Museum
The Leiden American Pilgrim Museum is a small museum in the Dutch city of Leiden dedicated to the Pilgrim Fathers (or simply Pilgrims). These Separatists or English Dissenters were religious refugees who had fled England to Amsterdam in 1608 and moved to Leiden the next year. They lived and worked in that city for about 12 to 20 years. In 1620, their emigration began.
Hooglandse Kerk
Hooglandse Kerk is a Gothic church in Leiden dating from the fifteenth century. The brick church is dedicated to St. Pancras and today serves parishioners of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden
Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden is a gymnasium in the Netherlands. Located in Leiden, it is one of the oldest schools in the Netherlands. Its history dates back to the Middle Ages. The Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden is the biggest independent gymnasium in the Netherlands, with over 1,600 pupils (in 2011).
These districts also belong to Zoetermeer.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Zoetermeer.
- Leidschenveen
- Forepark
- Hoornwijk
- Binckhorst
- Haagse Bos
- Stationsbuurt
- Laakkwartier en Spoorwijk
- Centrum
- Willemspark
- Schildersbuurt
- Groente- en Fruitmarkt
- Oostduinen
- Archipelbuurt
- Westbroekpark en Duttendel
- Zeeheldenkwartier
- Transvaalkwartier
- Van Stolkpark en Scheveningse Bosjes
- Belgisch Park
- Wateringse Veld
- Regentessekwartier
- Zuiderpark
- Zorgvliet
- Rustenburg en Oostbroek
- Duinoord
- Geuzen- en Statenkwartier
- Valkenboskwartier
- Leyenburg
- Bomen- en Bloemenbuurt
- Vruchtenbuurt
- Bouwlust
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Zoetermeer.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Seghwaert, Zegwaard, Zegwaart
