De Harken

De Harken is a locality in Ooststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland. De Harken is situated nearby to the hamlet Laag-Duurswoude, as well as near the locality Hoek Makkinga.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga and De Weyert.

Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga

Church

Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga is a church.

De Weyert

Windmill

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De Weyert is a smock mill in Makkinga, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1925 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 31725.

Vesuvius, windmill

Windmill

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Makkinga and Langedijke.

Makkinga is a village in the Dutch municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the province of Friesland. On 1 January 2017, it had 1,040 inhabitants. Makkinga is known among transportation planners and engineers as the first community to introduce the concept of shared space, which means the removal of traffic controls in the high street to encourage safer interaction between vehicles and pedestrians.

Langedijke

Village

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Langedijke is a village consisting of about 290 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in 2017 in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Langedijc, and means "long dike". Langedijke is situated 3 km southeast of De Harken.

Elsloo

Village

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Elsloo is a village consisting of around 600 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. The hamlets considered part of the village are Tronde and Canada. Elsloo is situated 3½ km south of De Harken.

De Harken

Type: Locality
Location: Ooststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.97682° or 52° 58′ 37″ north

Longitude

6.24005° or 6° 14′ 24″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9F48X6GR+P2

GeoNames ID

2757579

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