Oude Rijn
Oude Rijn is a canal in Friesland, Northern Netherlands. Oude Rijn is situated nearby to the locality Tinga, as well as near the village IJlst.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Terpensmole and IJlst railway station.
Terpensmole
Windmill
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Terpensmole is a drainage mill in IJlst, Friesland, Netherlands. It was moved from its earlier location in Sneek in 2011 where it was known as the Himmole.
IJlst railway station
Railway station
Photo: Fantaglobe11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
IJlst is a railway station serving IJlst, Netherlands. It is located on the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway between Sneek and Stavoren and the current station was opened on 2 June 1985.
De Rat
Sawmill
De Rat is a smock mill in IJlst, Friesland, Netherlands, which was originally built in the seventeenth century at Zaanstreek, North Holland. In 1828 it was moved to IJlst, where it worked using wind power until 1920 and then by electric motor until 1950.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include IJlst and Oosthem.
IJlst
Village
Photo: Taks, Public domain.
IJlst is a city in Friesland, Netherlands. It is located about 3 km southwest of Sneek. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân and had a population of approximately 3,140 in January 2017.
Oosthem
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oosthem is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 420 in January 2017.
Sneek
Photo: robertdebock, CC BY 2.0.
Sneek, in Frisian called Snits, is a pleasant city right in the heart of the Frisian Lakes district, in the Northern Netherlands. It's a bustling centre for water sports, boating and ice skating, but also home to monumental architecture and lovely town views.
Oude Rijn
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.01667° or 53° 1′ northLongitude
5.63333° or 5° 38′ eastElevation
-3 metres (-10 feet)Open location code
9F572J8M+M8GeoNames ID
2749020
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Highlights include Busstation Sneek and Antonius Ziekenhuis (Sneek).
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