Wijckel
Wijckel is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 645 in 2017.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 645 residents
- Description: village in De Fryske Marren, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Wijkel” and “Wikel”
- Postal code: 8563
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tjasker Zandpoel and Slotermeer, Friesland.
Slotermeer, Friesland
Lake
Photo: Maartuh-nl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Slotermeer, Friesland is a lake, which is situated 3 km north of Wijckel.
De Kaai
Windmill
De Kaai is a smock mill in Sleat, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1755 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sloten and Sondel.
Sloten
Village
Photo: NikonArwin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sloten is a historical fortified city within the municipality of De Fryske Marren, in the Dutch province of Friesland. Sloten lies adjacent to the Slotermeer and is situated between the towns of Lemmer and Balk.
Sondel
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sondel is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 410 in 2017. Sondel is situated 2½ km southwest of Wijckel.
Balk
Village
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balk is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is a village of the municipality De Fryske Marren, province Friesland, and is located about 17 km southwest of Sneek. In 2024 Balk had 4,340 inhabitants. Balk is situated 3 km west of Wijckel.
Wijckel
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.88901° or 52° 53′ 20″ northLongitude
5.62317° or 5° 37′ 23″ eastPopulation
645Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9F47VJQF+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1928813513OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2744510Wikidata ID
Q2002858
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Wijckel” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Wikel”
- Cebuano: “Wijckel”
- Chinese: “Wijckel”
- Chinese: “威克尔”
- Chinese: “韦克尔”
- Dutch: “Wijckel”
- Dutch: “Wikel”
- French: “Wijckel”
- German: “Wijckel”
- Irish: “Wijckel”
- Luxembourgish: “Wijckel”
- Macedonian: “Вајкел”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Wijckel”
- Persian: “ویکل”
- Polish: “Wijckel”
- Russian: “Вейкел”
- Ukrainian: “Вейкел”
- Western Frisian: “Wikel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bargebek and De Vinkebuorren.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vaste Burchtkerk and Irene.
Friesland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Leeuwarden, Heerenveen, Sneek, and Harlingen.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wijckel”. Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.