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Town in South Holland, Netherlands
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Spijkenisse is a city on Putten, one of the islands of South Holland. Spijkenisse is the third city in Greater Rotterdam. After merging with the neighbouring municipality of Bernisse, the newly formed Nissewaard is the second-most populated municipality of Greater Rotterdam.
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Museum run entirely by volunteers. The museum shows the history of Spijkenisse through the façade of a simple grocery store.
De Boekenberg (the mountain of books) is the Spijkenisse public library, which is shaped like a pyramid or mountain, with books upon books stacked up to the ceiling.
Carlton Oasis is a luxurious hotel between Rotterdam and Zeeland.
By public transit
Rotterdam's metro network, operated by RET , covers Spijkenisse, with lines C and D serving three stations: {{station|Spijkenisse Centrum|city=rotterdam|C|D}}, {{station|Heemraadla…
The historical centre of Spijkenisse is easy to get around on foot, with the parts of town outside of the centre being rather uninteresting to the traveller.
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