Hoek Makkinga

Hoek Makkinga is a locality in Ooststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland. Hoek Makkinga is situated nearby to the locality Het Kuunderbos, as well as near Lochtenrek.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga and De Weyert.

Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga

Church

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Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga is a church.

De Weyert

Windmill

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De Weyert is a smock mill in Makkinga, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1925 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 31725.

Hoofdbrug

Bridge

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Hoofdbrug is a bridge, which is situated 4 km east of Hoek Makkinga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Makkinga and Donkerbroek.

Makkinga is a village in the Dutch municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the province of Friesland. On 1 January 2017, it had 1,040 inhabitants. Makkinga is known among transportation planners and engineers as the first community to introduce the concept of shared space, which means the removal of traffic controls in the high street to encourage safer interaction between vehicles and pedestrians.

Donkerbroek

Village

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Donkerbroek is a village in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, the Netherlands. In 2017, it had a population of around 1,830. Donkerbroek is situated 3½ km north of Hoek Makkinga.

Oosterwolde

Town

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Oosterwolde is the largest town in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the south-east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is located to east from Heerenveen, west from Assen, south-east from Drachten. Oosterwolde is situated 3½ km east of Hoek Makkinga.

Hoek Makkinga

Type: Locality
Location: Ooststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.98789° or 52° 59′ 16″ north

Longitude

6.2356° or 6° 14′ 8″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9F48X6QP+56

OpenStreetMap ID

node 47716462

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2754016

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