Delfzijl
Delfzijl is a city and former municipality with a population of 25,651 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
Delfzijl is a city and former municipality with a population of 25,651 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Delfzijl was a sluice between the Delf and the Ems, which became fortified settlement in the 16th century. The fortifications were removed in the late 19th century. Delfzijl is the fifth largest seaport in the Netherlands, and the largest port in the North East of the country.
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Worth seeing in and around Delfzijl
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Museum Møhlmann
Museum Møhlmann is a privately owned museum for Dutch realistic and figurative art. It is situated in Tjamsweer near Appingedam in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands.
5.5 km · art museum Groningen (provence) · Wikipedia - 02Nicolaïkerk
The Nicolaïkerk k]; English: Nicholas Church) is a Romano-Gothic hall church in Appingedam in the Netherlands. The church is used by the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
4.2 km · church in Appingedam · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The town centre has a number of interesting structures. Just strolling around will lead you past most of them, as the centre is small and easy to navigate. There's the windmill Adam (with an exhibition centre on the ground floor), a monumental train station (1884) and the former town hall (located at the Oude Schans, built in 1899. The former munition building is the oldest building in town, originating in 1591.
- 01Saint Joseph Church
Waterpoort, At the end of the Havenstraat.
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Things to do
Stroll along the sea side promenade, watching ships heading in or out. It offers fine views of the harbour, where there's always something going on If you're here at the end of August or early September, you might be in time for the Havendagen, an annual maritime event attracting some 55.000 visitors.
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Where to eat
Some of the best restaurants in town belong to hotels. The Eemshotel and Hotel Boegschroef deserve a quick mention here, as they offer good dinner options. Hotel-Restaurant Boven Groningen is another good choice. See the sleep sections for details. De Kakebrug, Waterstraat 8,. Tasty dishes, classy restaurant.
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Getting to Delfzijl
- Airports
- Groningen Eelde (GRQ), 33 km · Bremen (BRE), 129 km · Münster Osnabrück (FMO), 143 km
- Stations
- Delfzijl railway station, 500 m · Appingedam railway station, 3.7 km · Delfzijl West railway station, 700 m
- Amsterdam → Delfzijl173 km · quickest by road, 3h 42m · €21–30
- Rotterdam → Delfzijl227 km · quickest by road, 4h 29m · €28–39
- Eindhoven → Delfzijl232 km · quickest by road, 4h 30m · €28–39
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Delfzijl
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Delfzijl. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIn summer, there are daily ferry crossings (also for cars) to the German island of Borkum and the German town of Ditzum.
- Go nextThere is a ferry service for people and bicycles (but no cars) to Emden in Germany.
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