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Defence Line of Amsterdam

Also known as Dutch Water Defence Lines

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Defence Line of Amsterdam is in Amsterdam. The nearest other World Heritage site is Amsterdam Canal Ring, about 1 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Amsterdam · about 1,031,000 peopleabout 3 km south-east
  • Haarlem · about 350,000 peopleabout 18 km west
  • Utrecht · about 640,000 peopleabout 35 km south-east
  • The Hague · about 1,406,000 peopleabout 55 km south-west
  • Rotterdam · about 1,005,000 peopleabout 60 km south-west
  • Arnhem · about 142,000 peopleabout 80 km south-east
Defence Line of AmsterdamAmsterdamHaarlemAmsterdam Canal Ring5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Defence Line of Amsterdam and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesAmsterdam Canal Ring1Beemster Polder2Rietveld Schröder House3Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout4Van Nellefabriek5Defence Line of Amsterdam
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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