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Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands
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Den Helder is a port city in North Holland. It is the main base of the Royal Netherlands Navy and is also an important civilian port.
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This fortress was built in 1811
Former naval base of the Royal Netherlands Navy where several museums can be found. The whole area and most of the buildings are a national heritage site and there are several historical ships
This museum records the history of the Royal Netherlands Navy and includes several preserved warships and a submarine. It takes about 20 minutes to walk from Den Helder's train station to the museum.
National Rescue Museum
Botanical garden
Nature and art project
Educational nature centre with petting zoo and viewing tower nearby
Den Helder has two train stations to its name, these being {{station|Den Helder|city=nl|ns}} and {{station|Den Helder Zuid|city=nl|ns}}. Both of these are on the same line that terminates at Den Helder.
Read in the guideA bus service is available, though the centre of the city is reasonably compact and all the attractions are within comfortable walking distance of one another.
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