Metworstsloot

Metworstsloot is a canal in Friesland, Northern Netherlands. Metworstsloot is situated nearby to the hamlet Nijeholtwolde, as well as near Nijelamer.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wolvega railway station and Oudheidkamer Weststellingwerf.

Wolvega railway station

Railway station

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Wolvega is a railway station in Wolvega, Netherlands. The station opened on 15 January 1868 and is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Wolvega railway station is situated 3½ km southeast of Metworstsloot.

Oudheidkamer Weststellingwerf

Museum

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Oudheidkamer Weststellingwerf is a museum, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Metworstsloot.

Victoria Park

Athletics track

Wolvega, is the capital and largest town in the municipality of Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 13,090 in 2021. Victoria Park is situated 3½ km southeast of Metworstsloot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wolvega and Oudeschoot.

Wolvega

Town

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Wolvega, is the capital and largest town in the municipality of Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 13,090 in 2021. Wolvega is situated 3½ km southeast of Metworstsloot.

Oudeschoot

Village

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Oudeschoot is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,580 in January 2017. Oudeschoot is situated 4 km north of Metworstsloot.

Oldelamer

Village

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Oldelamer is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 230 in 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Oldenlameren. Oldelamer is situated 4 km southwest of Metworstsloot.

Metworstsloot

Type: Canal
Category: body of water
Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.9° or 52° 54′ north

Longitude

5.96667° or 5° 58′ east

Elevation

-2 metres (-7 feet)

Open location code

9F47WX28+2M

GeoNames ID

2750917

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Satellite Map

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