Heidehuizen

Heidehuizen is a locality in Opsterland Municipality, Friesland. Heidehuizen is situated nearby to the village Olterterp, as well as near the hamlet Sparjebird.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harinxmastate and Huize Olterterp.

Harinxmastate

Castle

Photo: Paingrief, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Harinxmastate is a castle, which is situated 3 km west of Heidehuizen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olterterp and Beetsterzwaag.

Olterterp is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 75 in January 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1505 as Otterterp, and means "outer settlement".

Beetsterzwaag

Village

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Beetsterzwaag is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 3,485 in January 2017. Beetsterzwaag is known for its estates and manor houses. Beetsterzwaag is situated 3 km west of Heidehuizen.

Hemrik

Village

Photo: MGJ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hemrik is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 770 in January 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hemericke, and means village area. Hemrik is situated 3½ km south of Heidehuizen.

Heidehuizen

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

53.0615° or 53° 3′ 41″ north

Longitude

6.12884° or 6° 7′ 44″ east

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

Open location code

9F58346H+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 47857073

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2754581

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Heidehuizen” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Heidehuizen”
Dutch: “Heidhuizen”
Western Frisian: “Heidhuzen”

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