Prikkedam

Prikkedam is a nature reserve in Ooststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland. Prikkedam is situated nearby to the hamlet Twijtel, as well as near the locality Makkingasterpolder.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga and Delleboersterheide.

Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga

Church

Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga is a church.

Delleboersterheide

Nature reserve

Photo: Famberhorst, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Delleboersterheide is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Prikkedam.

De Weyert

Windmill

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De Weyert is a smock mill in Makkinga, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1925 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 31725.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoornsterzwaag and Makkinga.

Hoornsterzwaag

Village

Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hoornsterzwaag is a small village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 830 in January 2017.

Makkinga is a village in the Dutch municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the province of Friesland. On 1 January 2017, it had 1,040 inhabitants. Makkinga is known among transportation planners and engineers as the first community to introduce the concept of shared space, which means the removal of traffic controls in the high street to encourage safer interaction between vehicles and pedestrians.

Nijeberkoop

Village

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Nijeberkoop is a village consisting of about 270 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in 2017 in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. Nijeberkoop is situated 2½ km south of Prikkedam.

Prikkedam

Type: Nature reserve
Also known as: “Prikkendam”
Location: Ooststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.98163° or 52° 58′ 54″ north

Longitude

6.18137° or 6° 10′ 53″ east

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

Open location code

9F48X5JJ+MG

GeoNames ID

2748459

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