Sloten

Sloten is a historical fortified city within the municipality of , in the province of . Sloten lies adjacent to the Slotermeer and is situated between the towns of and .
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  • Type: Village with 715 residents
  • Description: town in De Fryske Marren, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Sleat”, “Sloten (Friesland)”, and “Sloten, Friesland”
  • Postal code: 8556

Places of Interest

Highlights include De Kaai and Slotermeer, Friesland.

Windmill
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.
is a smock mill in Sleat, Friesland, which was built in 1755 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

Lake
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is a lake, which is situated 3 km northwest of Sloten.

Windmill
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is a windmill, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Sloten.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wijckel and Tjerkgaast.

Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 645 in 2017.

Village
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is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 380 in 2017.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km northeast of Sloten.

Sloten

Latitude
52.89499° or 52° 53′ 42″ north
Longitude
5.6454° or 5° 38′ 43″ east
Population
715
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL SLT
Open location code
9F47VJVW+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5588851109
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2747131
Wiki­data ID
Q73099
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Zeeuws—“Sloten” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Слотен”
  • Catalan: “Sloten”
  • Cebuano: “Sloten”
  • Chinese: “Sloten”
  • Chinese: “斯洛滕”
  • Dutch: “Sleat”
  • Dutch: “Sloten (Friesland)”
  • Dutch: “Sloten”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سلوتن”
  • Esperanto: “Sloten”
  • Finnish: “Sloten”
  • French: “Sleat”
  • French: “Sloten”
  • Galician: “Sleat”
  • German: “Sleat”
  • German: “Sloten”
  • Irish: “Sloten”
  • Italian: “Sloten”
  • Japanese: “スローテン”
  • Kurdish: “Sloten, Friesland”
  • Kurdish: “Sloten”
  • Luxembourgish: “Sleat”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sloten”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sloten”
  • Persian: “اسلوتن، فریسلاند”
  • Persian: “اسلوتن”
  • Polish: “Sloten”
  • Russian: “Слотен”
  • Silesian: “Sloten”
  • Spanish: “Sloten”
  • Swedish: “Sloten”
  • Ukrainian: “Слотен”
  • Welsh: “Sloten”
  • Western Frisian: “Sleat”
  • Zeeuws: “Sloôten”
  • Zeeuws: “Sloten”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tourist Information and Stadhuis Sloten Museum Stedhûs Sleat.

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