Hondsrug
The Hondsrug is a Dutch ridge of sand that is mainly located in the province Drenthe and partly in the province Groningen. The spur of the Hondsrug in Groningen has led to the creation of various villages build on artificial dwelling hills: Adorp, Sauwerd, Wetsinge, Winsum, Baflo, Rasquert, Warffum, Usquert, Rottum.
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.- Region
- …lies at an elevation of 16 metres (52 feet)
- Description: Dutch sand of ridge
Places of Interest
Highlights include Esdal College and Willibrord Church.
Hunebedden Centrum Borger
Museum
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borger and Westdorp.
Hondsrug
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Latitude
52.91667° or 52° 55′ north
Longitude
6.78333° or 6° 47′ east
Open location code
9F48WQ8M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Hondsrug” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Hondsrug”
- Catalan: “Hondsrug”
- Chinese: “洪兹吕赫”
- Chinese: “洪斯吕赫”
- Chinese: “洪斯呂赫”
- Chinese: “洪斯魯赫”
- Chinese: “洪斯鲁赫”
- Dutch: “Bisschopsrug”
- Dutch: “Hondsrug”
- Esperanto: “Hondsrug”
- French: “Hondsrug”
- German: “Drenther Erhebung”
- German: “Hondsrug”
- Italian: “Hondsrug”
- Japanese: “ホンツリュフ”
- Japanese: “ホンツルフ”
- Low German: “Hondsrog”
- Low German: “Hondsrug”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hondsrug”
- Western Frisian: “Hûnsrich”
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