Place in South Holland, Netherlands
Hoogblokland
Hoogblokland is a village in the municipality of Molenlanden, in the Dutch province of South Holland.
The village lies in the Alblasserwaard, 34 miles (55 km) from the city of Gorinchem, and between the towns of Hoornaar and Arkel. Hoogblokland has 1,450 inhabitants (2023). Until 1986, Hoogblokland was an independent municipality. In that year, the place was added to the municipality of Giessenlanden. Since 2019 it has been part of the municipality of Molenlanden.
How locals move
Getting around Hoogblokland the local way
- Get aroundThe region is easily explored by the various river ferries and 'water taxi' (Veerdienst Gorinchem).
- Get around{{listing | name | url | address 51.826315 | long | phone | fax | price 2016-07-05 | content= The company provides a local ferry services between Gorinchem, Woudrichem and the village of Sleeuwijk.
- Get aroundThey also provide water taxi services in the area.
- Go next{{go | name Loevestein castle | url | address 51.816415 | long out of the city reachable by ferry | phone | fax Oct-Apr: Sa Su 11:00–17:00; May Jun Sep: Tu-Su 11:00–17:00; Jul-Aug: daily 11:00–17:00 | price=€12.50 | lastedit=2016-06-07 | content=Medieval castle on the other shore of the Merwede.
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