Gracht

Gracht is a hamlet in Weststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland. Gracht is situated nearby to the hamlet Spanga, as well as near the village Slijkenburg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gedenknaald Peter Stuyvesant and Windmotor Spanga.

Gedenknaald Peter Stuyvesant

Memorial

Photo: Romaine, CC0.

Gedenknaald Peter Stuyvesant is a memorial.

Windmotor Spanga

Windpump

Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windmotor Spanga is a windpump.

Windmotor Nijetrijne 4

Windpump

Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windmotor Nijetrijne 4 is a windpump, which is situated 3 km north of Gracht.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spanga and Slijkenburg.

Spanga

Hamlet

Photo: TUFOWKTM, CC BY 2.5.

Spanga is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 210 in 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Spangghe.

Slijkenburg is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 36 in 2017. It is the southernmost village of Friesland, located at the Overijssel provincial border.

Scherpenzeel

Village

Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scherpenzeel is a small village in the north of the Netherlands. It is located in Weststellingwerf, Friesland. Scherpenzeel had a population of around 450 in 2017. Scherpenzeel is situated 2½ km north of Gracht.

Gracht

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Weststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.80859° or 52° 48′ 31″ north

Longitude

5.87387° or 5° 52′ 26″ east

Elevation

-2 metres (-7 feet)

Open location code

9F47RV5F+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 47462250

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2755380

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Stellingwerfs—“Gracht” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Gracht”
Stellingwerfs: “De Gracht”

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