Nes
Nes is a Dutch village in the municipality of Heerenveen, Friesland. It is situated in the northern part of the country. Since the village is close to Akkrum, they usually speak about Akkrum-Nes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,080 residents
- Description: village in Heerenveen, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Nes, Heerenveen”
- Postal code: 8494
Places of Interest
Highlights include Akkrum railway station and Leppa Akwadukt.
Akkrum railway station
Railway station
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akkrum is a railway station located in Akkrum, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 September 1868 and is located on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
Mellemolen
Windmill
Mellemolen, formerly known as the Polslootpoldermolen or Spookmolen is a hollow post mill in Akkrum, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35937. Mellemolen is situated 2½ km southwest of Nes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akkrum and Aldeboarn.
Akkrum
Village
Photo: Swarte Kees, Public domain.
Akkrum is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Heerenveen, about 17 km south of the city of Leeuwarden. Akkrum had about 3,395 inhabitants in 2017.
Aldeboarn
Village
Aldeboarn is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1545 in January 2017. Aldeboarn has an iconic church tower. Aldeboarn is situated 2½ km east of Nes.
Grou
Village
Photo: Milliped, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grou is a town in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and had around 5655 citizens in January 2017. Since 2014 Grou is part of the municipality of Leeuwarden. Grou is situated 4½ km north of Nes.
Nes
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Heerenveen, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.05284° or 53° 3′ 10″ northLongitude
5.85175° or 5° 51′ 6″ eastPopulation
1,080United Nations Location Code
NL NESOpen location code
9F573V32+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 47835176OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2750420Wikidata ID
Q3030134
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Nes” goes by many names.
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