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Waaxens

Waaxens is a small village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of only 35 in January 2017.
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  • Type: Village with 35 residents
  • Description: village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Waaksens”
  • Postal code: 9152

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mennonite Church and De Hoop.

Church
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Windmill
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a smock mill in Holwerd, , which was built in the 1730s and is working for trade. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 38709.

Windmill
Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a smock mill in Holwerd, , which was built in 1855. The mill has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 38696.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brantgum and Holwert.

Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 236 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.

Village
Photo: Lwd-fotograaf, CC BY 4.0.
is a village in municipality in the northern , in the province of . It had a population of around 1,607 in January 2017.

Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is a small village in in the province of , . It had a population of around 72 as of January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.

Waaxens

Latitude
53.35717° or 53° 21′ 26″ north
Longitude
5.92021° or 5° 55′ 13″ east
Population
35
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Open location code
9F579W4C+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9143055732
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2745101
Wiki­data ID
Q1000769
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Waaxens” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Waaxens, Noardeast-Fryslân”
  • Afrikaans: “Waaxens”
  • Catalan: “Waaksens”
  • Chinese: “Waaxens”
  • Dutch: “Waaksens”
  • Dutch: “Waaxens”
  • French: “Waaxens”
  • German: “Waaxens”
  • Irish: “Waaxens”
  • Luxembourgish: “Waaxens”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Waaxens”
  • Persian: “واکسنس”
  • Persian: “واکسینس”
  • Ukrainian: “Ваксенс”
  • Western Frisian: “Waaksens”

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