Northern Netherlands
Friesland
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De Schans

De Schans is a hamlet in , . De Schans is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Munnekezijlstermolen, Munnekezijl and De Pol.

Windmill
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The Munnekezijlstermolen is a smock mill in , , which was built in 1856 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

Farm
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is a farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Munnekezijl and Krabburen.

Village
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is the easternmost village in , , the Netherlands. It had a population of 488 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
is a in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of in the . As of 2021, it had a population of 195. Until 1990 the village belonged to the former municipality of , then until 2019 to the former municipality of .

De Schans

Latitude
53.30159° or 53° 18′ 6″ north
Longitude
6.27489° or 6° 16′ 30″ east
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Open location code
9F58872F+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5685121785
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2757068
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