Westernieland

Westernieland is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Het Hogeland. The village is located near the Wadden Sea.

Type: Village with 248 residents
Description: village in Het Hogeland, Netherlands
Postal code: 9969

Places of Interest

Highlights include De Vier Winden and Hervormde kerk.

De Vier Winden

Windmill

Photo: Wutsje, CC BY-SA 3.0.

De Vier Winden is a windmill.

Hervormde kerk

Church

Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hervormde kerk is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Westernieland.

De Jonge Hendrik

Windmill

De Jonge Hendrik

Photo: Wutsje, CC BY-SA 3.0.

De Jonge Hendrik is a windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Den Andel and Lutke Saaxum.

Den Andel

Village

Den Andel is a village in the municipality Het Hogeland which is part of the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located about 20 kilometres north of the city of Groningen near the Wadden Sea coast.

Lutke Saaxum

Hamlet

Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lutke Saaxum is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km south of Westernieland.

Broek

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Broek is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km west of Westernieland.

Westernieland

Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
Location: Het Hogeland, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.40056° or 53° 24′ 2″ north

Longitude

6.4837° or 6° 29′ 1″ east

Population

248

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9F58CF2M+6F

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Westernieland from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Westernieland” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Westernieland”
Catalan: “Westernieland”
Chinese: “Westernieland”
Dutch: “Westernieland”
French: “Westernieland”
Irish: “Westernieland”
Luxembourgish: “Westernieland”
Min Nan Chinese: “Westernieland”
Ukrainian: “Вестерніланд”
Western Frisian: “Westernieland”
Western Frisian: “Westernijlân”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kaakhorn and Oudedijk.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Diekstaal and Gemeentelijke begraafplaats Westernieland.

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