Waskemeer
Waskemeer is a village in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 830 residents
- Description: village in Ooststellingwerf and Opsterland, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Waskemar”
- Postal code: 8434
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zonnepark Haulerwijk and Duurswouderheide.
Zonnepark Haulerwijk
Power station
Photo: IvanStoter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zonnepark Haulerwijk is a power station, which is situated 3 km northeast of Waskemeer.
Duurswouderheide
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Duurswouderheide is situated 3½ km west of Waskemeer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haule and Bakkeveen.
Haule
Village
Haule is a village consisting of about 600 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Die Hauwele. Haule is situated 3 km southeast of Waskemeer.
Bakkeveen
Village
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bakkeveen is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in eastern Friesland in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,465 in January 2017. Bakkeveen is situated 3 km northwest of Waskemeer.
Haulerwijk
Village
Photo: JohanW82, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haulerwijk is a village in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2017, it had a population of around 3,300. Haulerwijk is situated 3½ km east of Waskemeer.
Waskemeer
Latitude
53.05703° or 53° 3′ 25″ northLongitude
6.2813° or 6° 16′ 53″ eastPopulation
830Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
9F58374J+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 12739572439OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2744995Wikidata ID
Q2800739
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Waskemeer” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Waskemeer”
- Catalan: “Waskemeer”
- Cebuano: “Waskemeer”
- Chinese: “Waskemeer”
- Dutch: “Waskemar”
- Dutch: “Waskemeer”
- French: “Waskemeer”
- Galician: “Waskemar”
- German: “Waskemeer”
- Irish: “Waskemar”
- Low German: “Waskemeer”
- Luxembourgish: “Waskemeer”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Waskemeer”
- Persian: “واسکهمیر”
- Persian: “واشکر”
- Stellingwerfs: “Waskemeer”
- Ukrainian: “Васкемер”
- Western Frisian: “Waskemar”
- “Waskemar”
- “Waskemeer”
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