Vries
Vries is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 8 km north of Assen. Vries was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Eelde and Zuidlaren into a new municipality called Tynaarlo.Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 4,100 residents
- Description: village in Tynaarlo, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Vries, Netherlands”
- Postal code: 9481
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bonifatiuskerk and D6.
D6
Archaeological site
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
D6 is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km east of Vries.
D5
Archaeological site
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
D5 is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Vries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ubbena and Donderen.
Ubbena
Village
Photo: Grasmat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ubbena is a hamlet in the Netherlands, and is part of the Assen municipality in Drenthe. Ubbena is a statistical entity, and has its own postal code, however it is considered part of Zeijen. Ubbena is situated 2½ km south of Vries.
Donderen
Village
Photo: Wutsje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Donderen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 10 km north of Assen. The village was first mentioned in 1276 as "Sigheri de Dunren". Donderen is situated 3 km northwest of Vries.
Zeijen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zeijen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo. The village was first mentioned in 1370 as Lutbert van Zien, and means "slowly flowing" which is probably a reference to the Matsloot stream. Zeijen is situated 3½ km southwest of Vries.
Vries
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, and locality
- Location: Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.07667° or 53° 4′ 36″ northLongitude
6.57801° or 6° 34′ 41″ eastPopulation
4,100Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)United Nations Location Code
NL VISOpen location code
9F583HGH+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 47890683OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Vries from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Vries” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فريس”
- Asturian: “Vries”
- Bulgarian: “Вриес”
- Catalan: “Vries”
- Cebuano: “Vries”
- Chinese: “Vries”
- Dutch: “Vries”
- Dutch: “Vriezermarkt”
- Esperanto: “Vries”
- French: “Vries”
- German: “Vries”
- Irish: “Vries”
- Italian: “Vries”
- Lithuanian: “Vrisas”
- Luxembourgish: “Vries”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Vries”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vries”
- Persian: “فیریش”
- Polish: “Vries”
- Portuguese: “Vries”
- Russian: “Врис”
- Turkish: “Vries”
- Ukrainian: “Вріс”
- Welsh: “Vries”
- Western Frisian: “Vries”
- Zeeuws: “Vries”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Molenhoek and Elsbroeken.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bibliotheek Vries and Dorpshuis De Pan.
Drenthe: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Assen, Hoogeveen, Meppel, and Coevorden.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.