Witmarsum

Witmarsum is a village in the northern . It is located in , . Witmarsum had a population of around 1,735 in January 2017. Witmarsum was birthplace of Menno Simons, the leader of what would become the Mennonites.
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  • Type: Village with 1,740 residents
  • Description: village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Witmarsum (Nederland)”, “Witmarsum, Netherlands”, and “Витмарсум”
  • Postal code: 8748

Places of Interest

Highlights: De Onderneming and Flietserbosk.

Windmill
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is a smock mill in Witmarsum…

Park
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is a park.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Witmarsum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pingjum and Windpark A7.

Village
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is a village in the municipality…

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a village in in the province of , the .

Witmarsum

Latitude
53.10238° or 53° 6′ 9″ north
Longitude
5.46735° or 5° 28′ 2″ east
Population
1,740
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F574F28+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47957845
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2744303
Wiki­data ID
Q494324
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Witmarsum” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Witmarsum”
  • Bavarian: “Witmarsum”
  • Catalan: “Wytmarsum”
  • Cebuano: “Witmarsum”
  • Czech: “Witmarsun”
  • Danish: “Witmarsum”
  • Dutch: “Witmarsum”
  • Esperanto: “Witmarsum”
  • French: “Witmarsum”
  • German: “Witmarsum”
  • Irish: “Wytmarsum”
  • Ladin: “Witmarsum”
  • Low German: “Witmarsum”
  • Luxembourgish: “Witmarsum”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Witmarsum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Witmarsum”
  • Persian: “ویتمارسوم”
  • Portuguese: “Wytmarsum”
  • Russian: “Витмарсюм”
  • Spanish: “Wytmarsum”
  • Swedish: “Witmarsum”
  • Ukrainian: “Вітмарсюм”
  • Western Frisian: “Wytmarsum”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kampen and Koudehuizum.

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Highlights: koepelkerk and Menno Siemonskerk.

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