Lauwersmeer
Lauwersmeer is a man-made lake in the north of the Netherlands, on the border of the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. The lake was formed on 23 May 1969, when the dike between the bay called Lauwers Sea and the Wadden Sea was closed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Lauwerszee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include De Eendracht and R.J. Cleveringsluizen.
De Eendracht
Museum
Photo: Theun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
De Eendracht is a smock mill in Anjum, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 31556. De Eendracht is situated 3 km west of Lauwersmeer.
R.J. Cleveringsluizen
Dam
R.J. Cleveringsluizen is a dam, which is situated 3½ km north of Lauwersmeer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include De Skâns-Oostmahorn and Eanjum.
De Skâns-Oostmahorn
Village
Photo: Bouwe Brouwer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Skâns-Oostmahorn is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân and had, as of January 2017, a population of 65.
Eanjum
Village
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eanjum is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân and had, as of January 2017, a population of 1136. Eanjum is situated 3 km west of Lauwersmeer.
Ezumakeeg
Locality
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Ezumakeeg is a locality, which is situated 3½ km south of Lauwersmeer.
Lauwersmeer
- Categories: Natura 2000 site, reservoir, and body of water
- Location: Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Lauwersmeer” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لاويرسمير”
- Catalan: “Lauwersmeer”
- Chinese: “勞沃斯湖”
- Danish: “Lauwersmeer”
- Dutch: “Lauwersmeer”
- Dutch: “Lauwersmeergebied”
- Esperanto: “Lauwersmeer”
- French: “Lauwersmeer”
- Georgian: “ლაიუვერსმერი”
- German: “Lauwersmeer”
- Italian: “Lauwersmeer”
- Low German: “Laauwersmeer”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lauwersmeer”
- Polish: “Lauwersmeer”
- Romanian: “Lauwersmeer”
- Russian: “Лауверсмер”
- Russian: “Лауэрсмер”
- Turkish: “Lauwersmeer”
- Ukrainian: “Лауверсмер”
- Western Frisian: “Lauwersmar”
- Western Frisian: “Lauwersmargebiet”
- Zeeuws: “Lauwersmeer”
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