Northern Netherlands
Friesland
De Fryske Marren

Echten

Echten is a small village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 235 in 2017.
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  • Type: Village with 235 residents
  • Description: village in De Fryske Marren, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Echten, Friesland” and “Ychten”
  • Postal code: 8537

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pier Christiaanbrug and Het Wijd (Langelille).

Bridge
Photo: Schmitz.alex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a bridge.

Lake
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is a lake, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Echten.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Echtenerbrug and Delfstrahuizen.

Village
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is a small village in in the province of , the . It has a population of around 1035 including surrounding area. The villages of and are separated by a canal.

Village
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is a small village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 380 including the surrounding area in 2017.

Village
Photo: Arch, Public domain.
is a village in Lemsterland in the province of , the . It had a population of around 350 in 2004. is situated 3 km west of Echten.

Echten

Latitude
52.87351° or 52° 52′ 25″ north
Longitude
5.79822° or 5° 47′ 54″ east
Population
235
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9F47VQFX+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5588851112
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2756439
Wiki­data ID
Q638706
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Western Frisian—“Echten” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Ечтен”
  • Catalan: “Ychten”
  • Cebuano: “Echten”
  • Chinese: “Echten”
  • Dutch: “Echten (Friesland)”
  • Dutch: “Echten”
  • Dutch: “Ychten”
  • French: “Echten”
  • Irish: “Ychten”
  • Low German: “Echten”
  • Luxembourgish: “Echten”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Echten”
  • Persian: “اچتن”
  • Persian: “اختن”
  • Polish: “Echten”
  • Ukrainian: “Ехтен”
  • Welsh: “Echten”
  • Western Frisian: “Ychten”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brandweerkazerne Echten and Laurenskerk.

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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 “Echten”. Photo: Wutsje, CC BY-SA 3.0.