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Zoetermeer

Country:
Netherlands
State:
South Holland
City:
Zoetermeer
Type of Location:
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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By Train

Zoetermeer has two stations on the main railway between The Hague and Utrecht.Zoetermeer-Zegwaard, built when the city was connected by railway in 1868, burnt down in 1906. On its location stands Zoetermeer-Oost.Zoetermeer station the main station is more recent.The HSL-Zuid high speed line from Amsterdam to Paris passes Zoetermeer on its eastern side.Although there have been proposals to open a station on the line this seems highly unlikely.

By Trambus

The former Zoetermeer Stadslijn urban railway was rebuilt as light rail recently.The stadslijn was the only urban railway in The Netherlands.It had 12 stations in Zoetermeer and ran to and from The Hague Central Station.The new light rail system is part of the RandstadRail network between The Hague, Rotterdam and Zoetermeer. Besides the rebuilt Stadslijn, which now has 13 stations, the new line Oosterheemlijn leads to a new suburb called Zoetermeer Oosterheem.It will count up to 30,000 inhabitants when completed, making it the largest quarter of Zoetermeer.The Oosterheemlijn currently has three stations, but will be extended to Rotterdam in the future via Bleiswijk and Berkel.

By Road

Zoetermeer is situated between The Hague and Gouda on the A12.The city is accessible by a limited number of main roads.In the districts the number of main roads that connect the main limited.While this principle encourages the flow show the paralysis to operate during emergencies. Much attention is paid to the many bike paths that cross different level roads.

By Bus

East of Zoetermeer is the HSL, which does not stop at Zoetermeer.There was a lobby to the TGV station BleiZo to stop, but a stop is no question.

Key places to visit
Snow World Zoetermeer, Dutch Water Dreams, Old Church Zoetermeer, The Hague Temple, Water tower Zoetermeer, Tuyll Park

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Places to Visit

Snow World Zoetermeer

is an indoor ski slope with a ski slope in Zoetermeer.Snow World Zoetermeer opened in December 1996, within one year after construction had begun.Snow World Zoetermeer was after Skidome Rucphen in the second indoor ski slope with real snow of the Netherlands.Currently, two runs with a length of 160 meters and a slope with a length of 210 meters for the more advanced skiers and snowboarders.The first two have been since it opened in 1996, the third track has existed since December 2003.Beside the slopes, there are several other facilities including an apres-ski facilities, a fondue restaurant and conference rooms for meetings.On 21 May 2007 Snow World has also announced to build a hotel. The municipality of Zoetermeer has now begun a feasibility study for a hotel with 400 beds.The construction of the hotel would be along with the addition of the fourth runway to take place.That failed, but the plans are still on the table.

Dutch Water Dreams

is a lazy river of Olympic level and surfing center in Zoetermeer.It is the only whitewater course of this level in the Netherlands.The water that flows through the track is also the wildest water that the Netherlands can be found.Using three electric pumps is 12 cubic meters per second 5 meters pumped up.Then the water flows through a 300 meters long trail back to the basin outflow.In the course the water is pushed up using orange omniflots.Besides the whitewater course, there are three covered FlowRiders.

Old Church Zoetermeer

a reformed church in the ancient heart of the village, built in the period 1,785 - one thousand seven hundred eighty-seven by Italian architect January Giudici.The church is cruciform type, although the church from the outside looks square.It is sweeter Meers oldest building, the tower from 1642 and the brick base of the 15th century.The old church on the main street 59 since its restoration in 1970 by Piet van de Star from Leiderdorp a national monument.The pulpit was made ​​by Francis Ursel out of Antwerp and performed in Louis XVI style.The rosettes, bead frames, garlands and ribbons wrapped bundles leaves the tank and the sounding board of the pulpit to hear this style.There is a government or bank Schouten men and two banks.The last of the family Osy, lords of Zegwaart, and Gerardus van Aalst Schouten and his wife Elizabeth Reve Horst, and manor-lady of Zoetermeer. The church is in light colors and requires no stained glass windows. The whole church is almost no grain visible, all wood is painted roodbuin. Reportedly this was due to a tax measure from the Napoleonic period.

The Hague Temple

is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Dutch town of Zoetermeer was designed by architects Meyer & Van Eerden from Zoetermeer and raised in Olympia white granite.It is the only building in the Benelux, where after the civil marriage a marriage for time and eternity can be closed and where the salvific ordinances for the deceased ancestors can be made.Among the 114 temples (built 2002) of this society in the world it is the only a few meters below sea level is built which not only has an underground car park available but a bicycle.The parish is part of the region and Western Europe since the 70s based in Zoetermeer.At various places were religious services held ultimately on the location where now the temple is built and on which the church building to be demolished.In the opinion of this church is the difference between a church and a temple a church is the place where members meet every Sunday while the temple is a place where faithful members covenants including weddings.

Water tower Zoetermeer

was designed by architect C. Fisherman from Delft and was built in 1927 - 1928 Foundation for waterworks The Ten Towns.The water tower has a height of 48.65 meters and a water tank of 500 m2.Around the square to the tower there are stones with names and distances to the then thirteen participating municipalities around the entrance door are the arms of the municipalities, year and county arms of South Holland.A scale model of the water tower can be seen in Zoetermeer Madurodam.In 2006 there was a plan to build construction company ERA conversion of the tower. This plan could not get passage.The last renovation of the water tower took place in 1962.In August 2008 showed that through decay of concrete fell off pieces of the building.Pending restoration and conversion to renewable energy center for the area around the tower off with fences.The water tower of Zoetermeer in 2008 depicted on the stamp of Zoetermeer in the Netherlands Nice range.There are 117,000 copies published.

Tuyll Park

is a great sports event and park in the Dutch town of Zoetermeer.The sports park is named after the former mayor of Hans Georg Inundat Tuyll of Serooskerken.In it Tuyll Park include the Dutch Water Dreams located.There are a Tuyll Park among others several soccer fields and tennis courts an athletics track, hockey and baseball fields to be found.The subtropical indoor and outdoor pool Aquapark's Watershed and the scouting John McCormick in the clubhouse Chute are located here.In October 2006 Dutch Water Dreams (DWD) finished with an Olympic whitewater course and the wave center board.The skating - and event PWA Silverdome is on the west side of the park to find the parking that is used at major events and the biannual fair.It Tuyll Park is located in the southeastern part of the zoning Quadrant.In this part of the Quadrant are several large recreational facilities.Is expected in 2012, the stop Tuyll Park to the extended Oosterheem Trace opened allowing the sports to better achieve.

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