Makkum
Makkum is a village of Súdwest-Fryslân municipality, west of Bolsward on the banks of the lake IJsselmeer in the province Friesland of the Netherlands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 3,460 residents
- Description: village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Makkum oan See” and “Makkum, Súdwest-Fryslân”
- Postal code: 8754
Places of Interest
Highlights include Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw Makkum and Hervormde kerk (Cornwerd).
Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw Makkum
Shipyard
Photo: Ilonamay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw Makkum is a shipyard.
Hervormde kerk (Cornwerd)
Church
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Hervormde kerk (Cornwerd) is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Makkum.
Cornwerdermolen
Windmill
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Cornwerdermolen is a smock mill in Cornwerd, Friesland, Netherlands, which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as Rijksmonument number 39329. Cornwerdermolen is situated 2½ km north of Makkum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Idsegahuizum and Piaam.
Idsegahuizum
Village
Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Idsegahuizum is a village in Southwest-Friesland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 220 in January 2017.
Piaam
Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piaam is a small village in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 50 in January 2017.
Allingawier
Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Allingawier is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is about 7 km southwest of the city of Bolsward. Allingawier is a terp village, on an artificial dwelling mound. Allingawier is situated 3 km east of Makkum.
Makkum
Latitude
53.0573° or 53° 3′ 26″ northLongitude
5.40487° or 5° 24′ 18″ eastPopulation
3,460Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)United Nations Location Code
NL MAKOpen location code
9F573C43+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 47847311OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Makkum” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Makkum”
- Chinese: “Makkum”
- Chinese: “馬克姆”
- Dutch: “Makkum (dorp)”
- Dutch: “Makkum (Wonseradeel)”
- Dutch: “Makkum”
- Finnish: “Makkum”
- French: “Makkum”
- German: “Makkum”
- Irish: “Makkum”
- Italian: “Makkum”
- Japanese: “マッカム”
- Lithuanian: “Makumas”
- Low German: “Makkum”
- Luxembourgish: “Makkum”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Makkum”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Makkum”
- Persian: “مکوم”
- Polish: “Makkum”
- Russian: “Маккум”
- Russian: “Маккюм”
- Turkish: “Makkum”
- Ukrainian: “Маккюм”
- Western Frisian: “Makkum”
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