Northern Netherlands
Groningen
Westerwolde Municipality

Stakenborg

Stakenborg is a hamlet in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 33 km northeast of . The hamlet was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as Stakenburg, and is a combination of a thin pole and borg.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bourtange Fortress and Vestingmolen Bourtange.

Castle
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Fort Bourtange is a fort in the of , , . It was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593. Its original purpose was to control the only road between and the city of Groningen, which was controlled by the Spaniards during the time of the Eighty Years' War.

Windmill
Photo: Wessoo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourtange and Westerwolde.

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Established during the Eighty Years' War, the fortified town of is a charming destination in the region of the , right on the border with .

Photo: Arch, CC0.
is a region in the southeast of in province in the Netherlands. The region consists of the municipalities of Vlagtwedde and Bellingwedde, that plan to merge and become the municipality of in 2018.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of . The hamlet was first mentioned in 1899 as , and means "swampy pool". The postal authorities have placed it under . has place signs.

Stakenborg

Latitude
53.0157° or 53° 0′ 57″ north
Longitude
7.17832° or 7° 10′ 42″ east
Population
185
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9F59258H+78
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47762290
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2746851
Wiki­data ID
Q1964928
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Stakenborg” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Stakenborg”
  • Chinese: “Stakenborg”
  • Dutch: “Stakenborg”
  • French: “Stakenborg”
  • Luxembourgish: “Stakenborg”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Stakenborg”
  • Persian: “استاکن‌بورخ”
  • Portuguese: “Stakenborg”
  • Ukrainian: “Стакенборг”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Joodse Begraafplaats and Jachthaven Bourtange.

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