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Offingawier

Offingawier is a neighbourhood of and former village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 205 in January 2017.
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  • Type: Village with 205 residents
  • Description: village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Offenwier”
  • Postal code: 8626

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fries Scheepvaart Museum and Waterpoort.

Museum
Photo: Condor3d, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a maritime museum in the Kleinzand area of , . Located in the province of , it contains a library, film viewing room, and focuses on local seafaring life.

City gate
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Hoogendster Pijp is a water gate, a gate in a defensive wall that connects a city to a waterway. It is situated in , the . is situated 2½ km west of Offingawier.

Railway station
Photo: Nlsven, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sneek Noord is a railway station in , . The station opened on 3 June 1973 and is located on the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway. The train services are operated by Arriva. is situated 2½ km west of Offingawier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oppenhuizen and Sneek.

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 1,065 in January 2017. and adjacent are "twin villages" together referred to as Top and Twel.

Photo: robertdebock, CC BY 2.0.
, in Frisian called Snits, is a pleasant city right in the heart of the district, in the . It's a bustling centre for water sports, boating and ice skating, but also home to monumental architecture and lovely town views.

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 240 in January 2017. is situated 2½ km north of Offingawier.

Offingawier

Latitude
53.0321° or 53° 1′ 56″ north
Longitude
5.69727° or 5° 41′ 50″ east
Population
205
Open location code
9F572MJW+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47789262
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2749694
Wiki­data ID
Q2237764
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Offingawier” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Offenwier”
  • Cebuano: “Offingawier”
  • Chinese: “Offingawier”
  • Dutch: “Offenwier”
  • Dutch: “Offingawier”
  • French: “Offingawier”
  • Galician: “Offenwier”
  • Irish: “Offenwier”
  • Luxembourgish: “Offingawier”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Offingawier”
  • Persian: “آفینگهاویر”
  • Persian: “اوفینگاویر”
  • Ukrainian: “Оффінгавір”
  • Western Frisian: “Offenwier”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as It Ges and Houkesloot.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include De Wier and Nicolaaskerk.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Offingawier”. Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.