Northern Netherlands
Friesland
SW Friesland

Sandfirden

Sandfirden is a small village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 25 in January 2017.
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  • Type: Village with 25 residents
  • Description: village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Sandfird”, “Sânfirde”, and “Sânfurd”
  • Postal code: 8613

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ankertsjerke and Doris Mooltsje.

Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Windmill
Photo: Martin Röll, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a drainage mill near the village of , , . It is a hollow post windmill of the type called spinnenkop by the Dutch. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 527647 and has been restored to working order in 1998.

Windmill
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
The or Nijhuizumermolen is a drainage mill in , , . It was restored in 2008 after it was only just saved from demolishment in 1994.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oudega and Nijhuizum.

Village
Photo: AWossink, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 730 in January 2017. It is often called W to avoid confusion with the other villages with the same name, with the W referring to the former municipally Wymbritseradiel.

Village
Photo: Reboelje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in in the province of , the with a population of around 55 in January 2017. is situated 2½ km west of Sandfirden.

Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 85 in January 2017. is situated 3 km north of Sandfirden.

Sandfirden

Latitude
52.98829° or 52° 59′ 18″ north
Longitude
5.52158° or 5° 31′ 18″ east
Population
25
Open location code
9F47XGQC+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5586408535
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2747762
Wiki­data ID
Q766266
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Sandfirden” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sânfurd”
  • Chinese: “Sandfirden”
  • Dutch: “Sandfirden”
  • Dutch: “Sânfurd”
  • French: “Sandfirden”
  • Irish: “Sânfurd”
  • Luxembourgish: “Sandfirden”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sandfirden”
  • Ukrainian: “Сандфірден”
  • Western Frisian: “Sânfurd”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kerk van Sandfirden and Bekema’s pôle.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sandfirden”. Photo: AWossink, CC BY-SA 4.0.