Willem-Alexander Baan
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| Willem-Alexander Baan (under construction) | ||
| Geographical location | Zevenhuizen , Netherlands | |
| Drain | Overflows from the surrounding lake to the Hennipsloot and directly to the Rotte | |
| Islands | a | |
| Location close to the shore | Rotterdam , Netherlands | |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 59 '51 " N , 4 ° 33' 39" E | |
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| length | 2.2 km | |
| width | 145 m | |
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particularities |
Venue of the rowing world championships 2016 |
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The Willem-Alexander Baan is an artificial lake near the Dutch municipality of Zevenhuizen , which has been used as a regatta course for rowing since 2012 .
history
The plans for the Willem-Alexander Baan go back to 2002. Construction of the facility began in 2011. Although the regatta course was only opened on April 26, 2013 by its namesake Willem-Alexander , the first competition took place in 2012.
The first major event on the Willem-Alexander Baan was the rowing competitions of the European Universities Games 2014 . In 2016, both the Rowing World Championships and the U23 World Championships in rowing and the Junior World Championships in rowing were held on the regatta course.
properties
The Willem-Alexander Baan is located parallel to the Rotte in the northeast of Rotterdam .
The route available for regattas is 2000 m long. There is also a parallel channel for training drives and competition judges.
Eight lanes can be divided into competitions with an Albano system .
Events
- Rowing World Championships 2016
- U23 World Rowing Championships 2016
- Junior World Rowing Championships 2016
- Rowing at the European Universities Games 2014
