Twijzel
Twijzel is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 1080. The village was first mentioned around 1240 as Twislum, and means near the crossroads.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,080 residents
- Description: village in Achtkarspelen, Netherlands
- Postal code: 9286
Places of Interest
Highlights include Benedictuskerk, Kootstertille and Protestant church of Jistrum.
Protestant church of Jistrum
Church
Photo: Drewes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Protestant church of Jistrum or Saint Peter's church is a medieval religious building in Jistrum, Friesland, Netherlands. It is a well preserved and complete 13th century Romanesque church built of red brick, located in the center of the village on Schoolstraat 2. Protestant church of Jistrum is situated 2½ km southwest of Twijzel.
De Westereen railway station
Railway station
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De Westereen is a railway station located in De Westereen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 October 1885 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Leeuwarden and Groningen. De Westereen railway station is situated 4 km northwest of Twijzel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include De Kooten and Kootstertille.
Kootstertille
Village
Kootstertille is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2500 in 2017.
Jistrum
Village
Photo: Drewes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jistrum is a village in the municipality Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland of the Netherlands. It lies northeast of the Burgumer Mar and had a population of around 921 in January 2017. Jistrum is situated 2½ km southwest of Twijzel.
Twijzel
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.23204° or 53° 13′ 55″ northLongitude
6.08811° or 6° 5′ 17″ eastPopulation
1,080Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)United Nations Location Code
NL TWYOpen location code
9F5863JQ+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 48240352OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Twijzel” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تفايزل”
- Catalan: “Twizel”
- Cebuano: “Twijzel”
- Chinese: “Twijzel”
- Danish: “Twijzel”
- Dutch: “Twijzel”
- Dutch: “Twizel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تفايزل”
- French: “Twijzel”
- Irish: “Twizel”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Twijzel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Twijzel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Twijzel”
- Persian: “توایزل”
- Russian: “Твейзел”
- Swedish: “Twijzel”
- Ukrainian: “Твейзел”
- Western Frisian: “Twizel”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gereformeerde Kerk and De Bining.
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