Gooimeer
Encyclopedia
The Gooimeer is a bordering lake
in the Netherlands
between the southeastern part of North Holland
('t Gooi, het Gooi) and Flevoland
.
There is a railroad bridge over the narrow west side of it, between Weesp
and Almere
Muziekwijk, with a parallel highway A6 bridge, the Hollandse Brug. The narrow eastern border of the lake is crossed by two parallel highway A27 bridges, the Stichtse Brug.
On the south bank of Gooimeer, which used to be the IJsselmeer, before the creation of new gained polder Flevoland
, ancient cities Naarden and Huizen
can be found. The Naarderwoonbos
, part of the Naarderbos
, is build in the eighties. It is situated directly adjacent to the southern shore of the Gooimeer.
The Gooimeer is related to the crash of El Al Flight 1862
, as the two right-hand side engines of the Boeing 747
fell into the lake, as witnessed by a fishing police officer, before the airplane continued on for 8 minutes, and crashing into an apartment complex.
See also the map at Zuiderzee Works
.
Bordering lakes
In the Netherlands, the Bordering lakes form a chain of lakes which separate the Flevopolder with the ancient lands of the provinces of Gelderlandand Utrecht and the Noordoostpolder....
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
between the southeastern part of North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
('t Gooi, het Gooi) and Flevoland
Flevoland
Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on January 1, 1986; the twelfth province of the country, with Lelystad as its capital...
.
There is a railroad bridge over the narrow west side of it, between Weesp
Weesp
Weesp is a town and a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It has a population of 17,533 .Weesp lies next to the rivers de Vecht and Smal Weesp and also next to the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. It is in an area called the "Vechtstreek"...
and Almere
Almere
Almere is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands, bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde. The municipality of Almere comprises the districts Almere Stad, Almere Haven, Almere Buiten, Almere Hout, Almere Poort and Almere Pampus .Almere is the youngest city in the...
Muziekwijk, with a parallel highway A6 bridge, the Hollandse Brug. The narrow eastern border of the lake is crossed by two parallel highway A27 bridges, the Stichtse Brug.
On the south bank of Gooimeer, which used to be the IJsselmeer, before the creation of new gained polder Flevoland
Flevoland
Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on January 1, 1986; the twelfth province of the country, with Lelystad as its capital...
, ancient cities Naarden and Huizen
Huizen
Huizen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The name "Huizen" is Dutch for "houses" and this usage has been linked to the belief that the first stone houses in the region appeared here.-History:...
can be found. The Naarderwoonbos
Naarderwoonbos
Naarderwoonbos is a closed community within the area Naarderbos in the city of Naarden in The Netherlands.It consists of approx. 185 villa's. It's situated 20 KM east of Amsterdam in a region called 't Gooi.-External links:* * *...
, part of the Naarderbos
Naarderbos
Naarderbos is a recreational area and is situated on the shores of the Gooimeerlake. It is part of the city of Naarden.It consists partly of woodland and meadows and has a villa closed community also referred to as This community consists of approx...
, is build in the eighties. It is situated directly adjacent to the southern shore of the Gooimeer.
The Gooimeer is related to the crash of El Al Flight 1862
El Al Flight 1862
On 4 October 1992, El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747 cargo plane of the Israeli airline El Al, crashed into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For the location in the Bijlmermeer, the crash is known in Dutch as the "Bijlmerramp"...
, as the two right-hand side engines of the Boeing 747
Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a wide-body commercial airliner and cargo transport, often referred to by its original nickname, Jumbo Jet, or Queen of the Skies. It is among the world's most recognizable aircraft, and was the first wide-body ever produced...
fell into the lake, as witnessed by a fishing police officer, before the airplane continued on for 8 minutes, and crashing into an apartment complex.
See also the map at Zuiderzee Works
Zuiderzee Works
The Zuiderzee Works are a manmade system of dams, land reclamation and water drainage works, the largest hydraulic engineering project undertaken by the Netherlands during the twentieth century. The project involved the damming of the Zuiderzee, a large, shallow inlet of the North Sea, and the...
.