Northern Netherlands
Groningen
Westerwolde Municipality

Oudeschans

Oudeschans is a small with a population of around 100 in the municipality of in the province of in the . The 16th-century fortification is now a state protected village area with several national heritage sites, among which include a 17th-century garrison church, and the Vestingmuseum Oudeschans.
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  • Type: Village with 100 residents
  • Description: village in Westerwolde, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Bellingwolderschans”
  • Postal code: 9696

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nederlands Hervormde Kerk and Magnuskerk.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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The is a 16th-century church in , . The church, located at Hoofdweg 227, was built in 1527. The pulpit was installed in 1660 and the organ built in 1797. is situated 2½ km southeast of Oudeschans.

Cemetery
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is situated 3 km southeast of Oudeschans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulsda and Bellingwolde.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the municipality of in the northeast of the . Between 1887 and 1938 there was a railway stop in . was home to 44 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of a handful of houses.

Village
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is a with a population of 2,655 people in the municipality in the . It is situated in the southeast of the region Oldambt, in the north of the region , and in the east of the province , at the border with . is situated 3 km southeast of Oudeschans.

Village
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is a and former municipality with a population of 2,205 in the municipality of in the province of in the . In the 20th century, was a communist stronghold. is situated 5 km northwest of Oudeschans.

Oudeschans

Latitude
53.13806° or 53° 8′ 17″ north
Longitude
7.14128° or 7° 8′ 29″ east
Population
100
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F5944QR+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2897757357
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2749010
Wiki­data ID
Q2479947
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Oudeschans” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Oudeschans”
  • Catalan: “Oudeschans”
  • Chinese: “Oudeschans”
  • Dutch: “Oudeschans”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اوديشانز”
  • French: “Oudeschans”
  • German: “Altschanz”
  • Irish: “Oudeschans”
  • Luxembourgish: “Oudeschans”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Oudeschans”
  • Persian: “آوده‌اسخانس”
  • Ukrainian: “Аудесханс”
  • Western Frisian: “Aldeskâns”

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