Gerkesklooster
Gerkesklooster is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It forms, together with Stroobos, the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos.Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 812 residents
- Description: village in Achtkarspelen, Netherlands
- Postal code: 9873
Places of Interest
Highlights include Windmotor Stroobos and Protestant church of Augustinusga.
Protestant church of Augustinusga
Church
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
The Protestant church of Augustinusga or Saint Augustine's church is a religious building in Augustinusga, Netherlands, one of the medieval churches in Friesland. Protestant church of Augustinusga is situated 4 km southwest of Gerkesklooster.
Terpkerk
Church
Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Terpkerk is a church, which is situated 4 km north of Gerkesklooster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stroobos and Lutjegast.
Stroobos
Village
Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stroobos is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. The settlement of Stroobos used to be divided between Friesland and Groningen.
Lutjegast
Village
Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lutjegast is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in Groningen, Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,125 in January 2017. Lutjegast is situated 3½ km east of Gerkesklooster.
Augustinusga
Village
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Augustinusga is a village in the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Friesland province, The Netherlands. Augustinusga lies in the eastern part of the province of Friesland, 10 km north of Drachten. As of 2017, it had a population of 1233. Augustinusga is situated 3½ km southwest of Gerkesklooster.
Gerkesklooster
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.24039° or 53° 14′ 25″ northLongitude
6.20765° or 6° 12′ 28″ eastPopulation
812Open location code
9F5866R5+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 48259478OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Gerkesklooster” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خيركيسكلاوستر”
- Bulgarian: “Геркесклостер”
- Catalan: “Gerkeskleaster”
- Cebuano: “Gerkesklooster”
- Chinese: “Gerkesklooster”
- Dutch: “Gerkeskleaster”
- Dutch: “Gerkesklooster”
- French: “Gerkeskleaster”
- French: “Gerkesklooster”
- Irish: “Gerkesklooster”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Gerkesklooster”
- Persian: “جرکلوستر”
- Persian: “خرکسکلوستر”
- Ukrainian: “Геркесклостер”
- Western Frisian: “Gerkeskleaster”
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