famous road
Houtribdijk
A 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
17 km · about 20 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Holland
Wijdenes
North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
About Wijdenes
Wijdenes is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Venhuizen, 17km from Houtribdijk.
Wijdenes is in North Holland, Netherlands, with about 1,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Venhuizen, about 4 km away.
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.Read more
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.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1619 after the medieval church burnt down in 1616. The tower is from around 1500 and the balustrade and spire were added in 1839. The church is no longer in service, and is used as a recording studio and residential home.
Wijdenes was home to 347 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1970, when it was merged with Venhuizen.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Wijdenes?
Within an hour or so of Wijdenes: Houtribdijk (17 km), Marken (20 km), Zaanse Schans (29 km), Dam Square (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Wijdenes?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Wijdenes?
Wijdenes is in North Holland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Venhuizen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,005
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Holland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.6350, 5.1569
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Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Wijdenes
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Marken
Former Zuiderzee island village on a causeway north of Amsterdam, its green-and-black wooden houses raised on stilts and mounds against floods; walk out to the Paard van Marken lighthouse on the dike.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Zaanse Schans
A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Dam Square
Historic heart of Amsterdam flanked by the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Royal Palace Amsterdam
Imposing 17th-century palace on Dam Square built during the Dutch Golden Age, still used for royal functions.
34 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Anne Frank House
The preserved hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II, a powerful memorial to the Holocaust.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Amsterdam Canal Ring
UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Artis Royal Zoo
The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, combining a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, and botanical garden.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Wijdenes
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 17 kmHoutribdijkA 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
- 50 kmAfsluitdijkA 32km causeway sealing off the Zuiderzee, this dead-straight engineering marvel is one of Europe's great driving roads.
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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