Plaggenborg
Plaggenborg is a hamlet in Westerwolde Municipality, Groningen. Plaggenborg is situated nearby to the village Jipsinghuizen, as well as near the hamlet Wollinghuizen.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Westerwolde, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Plaggenberg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bourtange Fortress and Lieftinghsbroek.
Bourtange Fortress
Castle
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Fort Bourtange is a fort in the village of Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands. It was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593. Its original purpose was to control the only road between Germany and the city of Groningen, which was controlled by the Spaniards during the time of the Eighty Years' War. Bourtange Fortress is situated 3½ km northeast of Plaggenborg.
Lieftinghsbroek
Nature reserve
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Lieftinghsbroek is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km northwest of Plaggenborg.
Vestingmolen Bourtange
Windmill
Photo: Wessoo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vestingmolen Bourtange is a windmill, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Plaggenborg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jipsinghuizen and Wollinghuizen.
Jipsinghuizen
Village
Photo: Pbech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jipsinghuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 28 km northeast of Emmen.
Wollinghuizen
Hamlet
Wollinghuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 29 km northeast of Emmen.
Westerwolde
Plaggenborg
- Category: locality
- Location: Westerwolde Municipality, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.98643° or 52° 59′ 11″ northLongitude
7.15644° or 7° 9′ 23″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9F49X5P4+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 47714374OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
Discover Plaggenborg from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Plaggenborg” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Plaggenborg”
- Dutch: “Plaggenborg”
- French: “Plaggenborg”
- German: “Plaggenborg”
- Luxembourgish: “Plaggenborg”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Plaggenborg”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Buurthuis Jipsinghuizen and Nieuwe Kruithuis.
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