Heerenveen Municipality

Heerenveen is the sports capital of the Northern Netherlands. The town is famously home to the Thialf stadium, the largest indoor ice arena in the country and the stage for many international ice skating tournaments.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kiekenberg and De Tjongermolen, Mildam.

Kiekenberg

Park

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Kiekenberg is a park, which is situated 4 km east of Heerenveen Municipality.

De Tjongermolen, Mildam

Windmill

De Tjongermolen, Mildam

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De Tjongermolen is a smock mill in Mildam, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1918, replacing a mill that had blown down and rebuilt on a new site in 1983. The mill has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument. De Tjongermolen, Mildam is situated 3½ km west of Heerenveen Municipality.

Bonifatiuskerk

Church

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Bonifatiuskerk is a church, which is situated 4 km south of Heerenveen Municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Langezwaag and Nieuwehorne.

Langezwaag

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Langezwaag is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It has around 1,050 residents.

Nieuwehorne

Village

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Nieuwehorne is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,450 in January 2017.

Katlijk

Village

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Katlijk is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 610 in 2017.

Heerenveen Municipality

Also known as: “Gemeente Heerenveen”
Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.9422° or 52° 56′ 32″ north

Longitude

6.0441° or 6° 2′ 39″ east

Population

50,700

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

9F48W2RV+VJ

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In Other Languages

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

Dutch: “Heerenveen”
Western Frisian: “Gemeente It Hearrenfean”
Western Frisian: “It Hearrenfean”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Moskou and Bontebok.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Katlijker Schar and Windmotor Nijeholtpade.

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