Lauwers
The Lauwers is a river in the Netherlands. It forms part of the border between the provinces of Friesland and Groningen. From the 730s to Widukind's defeat in 785, it was part of the border of the Frankish Empire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Terpkerk and Munnekezijlstermolen, Munnekezijl.
Munnekezijlstermolen, Munnekezijl
Windmill
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Munnekezijlstermolen is a smock mill in Munnekezijl, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1856 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
Hilmahuistermolen
Windmill
Photo: Brimz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hilmahuistermolen is a windmill, which is situated 4 km south of Lauwers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include De Leegte and Halfweg.
Pieterzijl
Village
Pieterzijl is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 170.
Lauwers
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the Netherlands
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Lauwers” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Lauwers”
- Arabic: “لاورز”
- Asturian: “Ríu Lauwers”
- Breton: “Lauwers”
- Catalan: “Lauwers”
- Cebuano: “Lauwers”
- Czech: “Lauwers”
- Danish: “Lauwers”
- Dutch: “De Lauwers”
- Dutch: “Lauwers (rivier)”
- Dutch: “Lauwers”
- Dutch: “Zijldiep”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لاورز”
- Esperanto: “Lauwers”
- French: “Lauwers”
- French: “Oude Lauwers”
- French: “Zijldiep”
- Georgian: “ლაიუვერსი”
- German: “Laubach”
- German: “Lauwers”
- Italian: “Lauwers”
- Japanese: “ラウヴァース川”
- Japanese: “ラウエルス川”
- Low German: “Laauwbeek”
- Low German: “Laauwers”
- Low German: “Laubach”
- Low German: “Laubeek”
- Low German: “Lauwers”
- Macedonian: “Лауерс”
- Mingrelian: “ლაიუვერსი”
- Northern Frisian: “Lauwers”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lauwers”
- Polish: “Lauwers”
- Russian: “Лауэрс”
- Saterfriesisch: “Lauwers”
- Venetian: “Fiume Lauwers”
- Western Frisian: “De Lauwers”
- Western Frisian: “Lauwers”
- Western Frisian: “Syldjip”
- Zeeuws: “Lauwers”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nieuwe Friese Brug and Windlust.
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