Wurge
Wurge is a canal in Friesland, Northern Netherlands. Wurge is situated nearby to the neighborhood Stiens-Aldlân, as well as near the locality Stiens-Heechhôf.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sint-Vituskerk, Stiens and St. John’s Church.
Sint-Vituskerk, Stiens
Church
Photo: Bouwe Brouwer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Vituskerk, Stiens is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stiens and Finkum.
Stiens
Town
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stiens is a town in the municipality of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. As of January 2017, the town had a population of about 7,545. Between 1944 and 2018, it was the capital of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel.
Finkum
Village
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Feinsum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 165 in January 2017. There is a restored windmill, the Slagdijkstermolen.
Britsum
Village
Photo: Melda Wibawa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Britsum is a village in the municipality of Leeuwarden, in the Netherlands. Britsum was built on an artificial bank running along the eastern side of the former Middelzee.
Wurge
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.26917° or 53° 16′ 9″ northLongitude
5.77666° or 5° 46′ 36″ eastElevation
-3 metres (-10 feet)Open location code
9F577Q9G+MMGeoNames ID
2744132
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