Wiuwert

Wiuwert is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 277 in January 2017. Wiuwert is known for the Labadist community and the natural mummification in the basement of the church.
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  • Type: Village with 275 residents
  • Description: village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Wiewerd”
  • Postal code: 8637

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mantgum railway station and Mariakerk.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mantgum is a railway station in , . is situated 2½ km northeast of Wiuwert.

Church
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Wiuwert.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 4 km north of Wiuwert.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Britswert and Klaeiterp.

Village
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is a small village in …

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Wiuwert

Latitude
53.1096° or 53° 6′ 35″ north
Longitude
5.69014° or 5° 41′ 25″ east
Population
275
UN/LOCODE
NL WIU
Open location code
9F574M5R+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5586408533
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2744518
Wiki­data ID
Q2654295
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Wiuwert” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Wiuwert”
  • Asturian: “Wieuwerd”
  • Catalan: “Wiuwert”
  • Cebuano: “Wieuwerd”
  • Danish: “Wiuwert”
  • Dutch: “Wieuwerd”
  • Dutch: “Wiuwert”
  • Faroese: “Wiuwert”
  • French: “Wiuwert”
  • German: “Wieuwerd”
  • Irish: “Wiuwert”
  • Italian: “Wiuwert”
  • Japanese: “ウィウェルト”
  • Ladin: “Wiuwert”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wieuwerd”
  • Northern Frisian: “Wiuwert”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wiuwert”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wiuwert”
  • Persian: “وایورت”
  • Persian: “ویوورد”
  • Portuguese: “Wiuwert”
  • Russian: “Виуверт”
  • Swedish: “Wiuwert”
  • Ukrainian: “Віеверд”
  • Ukrainian: “Віюверд”
  • Welsh: “Wiuwert”
  • Western Frisian: “Wiuwert”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bessens and Jeth.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: De mummies van Wiuwert and Sint Joriskerk.

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