Ruigahuizen
Ruigahuizen is a small village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, south-west of Balk. It had a population of around 120 in 2017.- Type: Hamlet with 125 residents
- Description: hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Rûgehuzen”
- Postal code: 8564
Places of Interest
Highlights include Windmotor Ruigahuizen and Raadhuis, Balk.
’t Zwaantje, Nijemirdum
Windmill
Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
't Zwaantje is a smock mill in Nijemirdum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1878. The mill has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument. ’t Zwaantje, Nijemirdum is situated 4 km south of Ruigahuizen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balk and Harich.
Balk
Village
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balk is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is a village of the municipality De Fryske Marren, province Friesland, and is located about 17 km southwest of Sneek. In 2024 Balk had 4,340 inhabitants.
Harich
Village
Harich is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 470 in 2017.
Sondel
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sondel is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 410 in 2017. Sondel is situated 2½ km southeast of Ruigahuizen.
Ruigahuizen
- Categories: buurtschap, cadastral populated place in the Netherlands, and locality
- Location: De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.88315° or 52° 52′ 59″ northLongitude
5.56692° or 5° 34′ 1″ eastPopulation
125Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9F47VHM8+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 9216585950OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2747850Wikidata ID
Q2686698
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Frisian—“Ruigahuizen” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Руигахуизен”
- Catalan: “Rûgehuzen”
- Cebuano: “Ruigahuizen”
- Chinese: “Ruigahuizen”
- Dutch: “Rûgehuzen”
- Dutch: “Ruigahuizen”
- French: “Ruigahuizen”
- Irish: “Rûgehuzen”
- Luxembourgish: “Ruigahuizen”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ruigahuizen”
- Persian: “رایخاهایزن”
- Persian: “رویگاهوایزن”
- Polish: “Ruigahuizen”
- Ukrainian: “Рейгагейзен”
- Western Frisian: “Rûgehuzen”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Begraafplaats Ruigahuizen and Starnumanbrug.
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