Wijmerts

Wijmerts is a canalized stream in Friesland, Northern Netherlands. Wijmerts is situated nearby to the hamlet Nijesyl, as well as near Draaisterhuizen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mauritiuskerk, IJlst and IJlst railway station.

Mauritiuskerk, IJlst

Church

Photo: Taks, Public domain.

Mauritiuskerk, IJlst is a church.

IJlst railway station

Railway station

Photo: Fantaglobe11, CC BY-SA 4.0.

IJlst is a railway station serving IJlst, Netherlands. It is located on the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway between Sneek and Stavoren and the current station was opened on 2 June 1985.

Terpensmole

Windmill

Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Terpensmole is a drainage mill in IJlst, Friesland, Netherlands. It was moved from its earlier location in Sneek in 2011 where it was known as the Himmole.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include IJlst and Oosthem.

IJlst

Village

Photo: Taks, Public domain.

IJlst is a city in Friesland, Netherlands. It is located about 3 km southwest of Sneek. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân and had a population of approximately 3,140 in January 2017.

Oosthem

Village

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oosthem is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 420 in January 2017.

Jutrijp is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 265 in January 2017. It forms, together with Hommerts, the double village De Hommerts-Jutryp. Jutrijp is situated 3 km east of Wijmerts.

Wijmerts

Type: Canalized stream
Also known as: “Bolswarderzeilvaart”
Category: body of water
Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.00327° or 53° 0′ 12″ north

Longitude

5.61122° or 5° 36′ 40″ east

Elevation

-2 metres (-7 feet)

Open location code

9F572J36+8F

GeoNames ID

2744473

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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