De Wiel

De Wiel is a canal in Friesland, Northern Netherlands. De Wiel is situated nearby to the locality Wildveen, as well as near Sippenvennen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hurdegaryp railway station and Skierstins.

Hurdegaryp railway station

Railway station

Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hurdegaryp is a railway station located in Hurdegaryp, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 June 1866 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Leeuwarden and Groningen. Hurdegaryp railway station is situated 2½ km south of De Wiel.

Skierstins

Castle

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

The Skierstins is a medieval Stienhús built c. 1300 out of brick in Feanwâlden. It is the only remaining medieval Stienhús in Friesland. It is listed as Rijksmonument number 11700 and rated with a very high historical value. Skierstins is situated 3 km east of De Wiel.

Feanwâlden railway station

Railway station

Photo: Romaine, CC0.

Feanwâlden is a railway station located in Feanwâlden, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 June 1866 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Leeuwarden and Groningen. Feanwâlden railway station is situated 3 km east of De Wiel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Readtsjerk and Feanwâldsterwâl.

Readtsjerk

Village

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Readtsjerk is a village in the Dantumadiel municipality of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 185 in 2017. The village consists of a few small and sparsely populated neighborhoods and has no real residential center.

Feanwâldsterwâl

Village

Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Feanwâldsterwâl is a village in the Dantumadiel and Tytsjerksteradiel municipalities of Friesland, Netherlands. It had a population of around 420 in 2021; however, Feanwâldsterwâl is not a statistical entity, and the population count is only an estimate.

Mûnein

Village

Photo: Ytzen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mûnein is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel municipality in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 580 in 2018. Mûnein is situated 2½ km northwest of De Wiel.

De Wiel

Type: Canal
Category: body of water
Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.24159° or 53° 14′ 30″ north

Longitude

5.94926° or 5° 56′ 57″ east

Elevation

-4 metres (-13 feet)

Open location code

9F576WRX+JP

GeoNames ID

2756940

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