Waaksens
Waaksens is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 83 in January 2017.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 85 residents
- Description: village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Waaxens”
- Postal code: 8845
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hervormde kerk, Lollum and De Hiemerter Mole.
Hervormde kerk, Lollum
Church
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hervormde kerk, Lollum is a church.
De Hiemerter Mole
Windmill
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
De Heimerter Mole is a hollow post mill in Burgwerd, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 39348.
De Pankoekstermolen, Witmarsum
Windmill
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
De Pankoekstermolen is a smock mill in Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1900. It has been restored to working order and is designated as being in reserve. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lollum and Kûbaard.
Lollum
Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lollum is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 360 in January 2017. There is a restored windmill, Meerswal in the village.
Kûbaard
Village
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kûbaard is a village located in the municipal Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population around 242 inhabitants in January 2017.
Burgwerd
Village
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Burgwerd is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 315 in January 2017. It is located near the Boalserter Trekfeart. Burgwerd is situated 2½ km south of Waaksens.
Waaksens
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Southwest Friesland, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.10997° or 53° 6′ 36″ northLongitude
5.53827° or 5° 32′ 18″ eastPopulation
85United Nations Location Code
NL WXNOpen location code
9F574G5Q+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 47970164OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2745102Wikidata ID
Q3030072
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Waaksens” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Waaksens”
- Chinese: “Waaxens”
- Dutch: “Waaksens, Súdwest-Fryslân”
- Dutch: “Waaksens”
- Dutch: “Waaxens (Sudwest-Fryslan)”
- Dutch: “Waaxens”
- French: “Waaksens”
- Irish: “Waaksens”
- Luxembourgish: “Waaksens”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Waaxens”
- Ukrainian: “Ваксенс”
- Western Frisian: “Waaksens”
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