Northern Netherlands
Friesland
De Fryske Marren

Dijken

Dijken is a small village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 65 in 2017.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 65 residents
  • Description: hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Diken”
  • Postal code: 8528

Places of Interest

Highlights include Osinga State and De Sweachmermolen, Langweer.

House
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is a house.

Windmill
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De Sweachmermolen is a smock mill between and , , which was built in 1782. The mill has two functions: it is a drainage mill and a corn mill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Langweer and Teroele.

Village
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is a village in in the municipality . The town was established in 1256, and has a population of 1,105. has a rich trading history, and it is located at a small lake.

Hamlet
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is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 20 in 2017.

Hamlet
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is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 40 in 2017.

Dijken

Latitude
52.94938° or 52° 56′ 58″ north
Longitude
5.70883° or 5° 42′ 32″ east
Population
65
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Open location code
9F47WPX5+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47658536
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2756842
Wiki­data ID
Q2700117
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Dijken” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Diken”
  • Chinese: “Dijken”
  • Dutch: “Dijken”
  • Dutch: “Diken”
  • French: “Dijken”
  • Irish: “Diken”
  • Luxembourgish: “Dijken”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Dijken”
  • Persian: “دایکن”
  • Persian: “دیکن”
  • Polish: “Dijken”
  • Ukrainian: “Дейкен”
  • Western Frisian: “Diken”

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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 “Dijken”. Photo: TUFOWKTM, CC BY 3.0.