Elahuizen is a small village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is located on the banks of the Fluessen and had a population of around 345 in 2017.

Harich

Village

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Harich is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 470 in 2017.

Balk

Village

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Balk is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is a village of the municipality De Fryske Marren, province Friesland, and is located about 17 km southwest of Sneek. In 2024 Balk had 4,340 inhabitants. Balk is situated 3 km southeast of Het Zwin.

Het Zwin

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.92256° or 52° 55′ 21″ north

Longitude

5.56064° or 5° 33′ 38″ east

Elevation

-2 metres (-7 feet)

Open location code

9F47WHF6+27

GeoNames ID

2754158

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