Northern Netherlands
Friesland
De Fryske Marren

Ouwster-Nijega

Ouwster-Nijega is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 85 in 2017.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 85 residents
  • Description: village in De Fryske Marren, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Ousternijegea”
  • Postal code: 8514

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nationaal Openbaar Vervoermuseum, Ouwsterhaule and Windmotor Sint Nicolaasga.

Museum
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Windpump
Photo: TUFOWKTM, CC BY 3.0.
is a windpump.

Windmill
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De Skarrenmolen is a smock mill in , , which was built in 1888. The mill has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument. is situated 2½ km northwest of Ouwster-Nijega.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ouwsterhaule and Scharsterbrug.

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 355 in 2017.

Village
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is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 830 in 2017. There is a restored , .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 565 in 2017. is situated 3 km east of Ouwster-Nijega.

Ouwster-Nijega

Latitude
52.92982° or 52° 55′ 47″ north
Longitude
5.80414° or 5° 48′ 15″ east
Population
85
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F47WRH3+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47629233
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2748873
Wiki­data ID
Q2503821
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Ouwster-Nijega” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ousternijegea”
  • Chinese: “Ouwster-Nijega”
  • Dutch: “Nijega”
  • Dutch: “Ooster-Nijega”
  • Dutch: “Ousternijega”
  • Dutch: “Ousternijegea”
  • Dutch: “Ouwster-Nijega”
  • French: “Ouwster-Nijega”
  • Irish: “Ousternijegea”
  • Low German: “Ouwster-Ni’jege”
  • Luxembourgish: “Ouwster-Nijega”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ouwster-Nijega”
  • Persian: “اوستر-نیژگا”
  • Persian: “اوستر-نیه‌خا”
  • Ukrainian: “Аувстер-Неєга”
  • Western Frisian: “Ouster-Nijegea”
  • Western Frisian: “Ousternijegea”

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