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Gauw

Gauw is a small village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 385 in January 2017.
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  • Type: Village with 385 residents
  • Description: village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Gau”
  • Postal code: 8627

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sneek Noord railway station and Rooms-katholieke begraafplaats Sint Martinuskerk.

Railway station
Photo: Nlsven, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sneek Noord is a railway station in , . The station opened on 3 June 1973 and is located on the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway. The train services are operated by Arriva. is situated 4 km southwest of Gauw.

Cemetery
Photo: Harmendewind, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a cemetery, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Gauw.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sibrandabuorren and Goënga.

Village
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 365 in January 2017.

Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 240 in January 2017.

Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 355 in January 2017.

Gauw

Latitude
53.05831° or 53° 3′ 30″ north
Longitude
5.71334° or 5° 42′ 48″ east
Population
385
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F573P57+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5586408541
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2755702
Wiki­data ID
Q2756873
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Gauw” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Gau”
  • Cebuano: “Gauw”
  • Chinese: “Gauw”
  • Dutch: “Gau”
  • Dutch: “Gauw”
  • French: “Gauw”
  • Hausa: “Gauw”
  • Irish: “Gau”
  • Luxembourgish: “Gauw”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gauw”
  • Swedish: “Gauw”
  • Ukrainian: “Гау”
  • Western Frisian: “Gau”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Speers and Nijkleaster.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sint Nicolaaskerk and Us Gebou.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gauw”. Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.