Swichum

Swichum is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 50 in January 2017.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bouwe Brouwer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 50 residents
  • Description: village in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Zwichem” and “Zwichum”
  • Postal code: 9087

Places of Interest

Highlights include Protestant church of Swichum and Windmotor Wirdum.

Church
Photo: Bouwe Brouwer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Saint Nicholas Church is a religious building in Swichum, , one of the many medieval churches in .

Windpump
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is a windpump.

Church
Photo: Bouwe Brouwer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wergea and Techum.

Village
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 1,560 in January 2017. There are two in the village, De Hempenserpoldermolen and a paaltjasker.

Neighborhood
Photo: EmielH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Hamlet
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Swichum

Latitude
53.1539° or 53° 9′ 14″ north
Longitude
5.82112° or 5° 49′ 16″ east
Population
50
Open location code
9F575R3C+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 48062244
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2746543
Wiki­data ID
Q2310603
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Swichum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Swichum”
  • Chinese: “Swichum”
  • Dutch: “Swichum”
  • French: “Swichum”
  • Irish: “Swichum”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Swichum”
  • Persian: “سوئیچوم”
  • Persian: “سوئیخوم”
  • Ukrainian: “Свіхюм”
  • Western Frisian: “Swichum”

Localities in the Area

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