Northern Netherlands
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Westerkwartier

Briltil

Briltil is a in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of in the , founded around 1600. The name of the village comes from a drawbridge over the Hoendiep to the region of the Bril northwest of the bridge.
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  • Type: Village with 490 residents
  • Description: village in Westerkwartier, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “De Bril”
  • Postal code: 9805

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zuidhorn railway station and Bert Swartbrug.

Railway station
Photo: Eriksw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zuidhorn is a railway station located in in the . The station was opened on 1 June 1866 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Leeuwarden and Groningen. The train service is operated by Arriva.

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

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zuidhorn and Noordhorn.

Town
Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and former municipality in the northeastern . The town largely depends on the city of Groningen. A railway line, operated by Arriva, connects the town with in and Groningen.

Village
is a village in the province of . It is part of the municipality of Westerkwartier and is separated from by the Van Starkenborgh Canal.

Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of in the . As of 2021, it had a population of 335. It is located to the south of Briltil and to the west of . is situated 3 km southeast of Briltil.

Briltil

Latitude
53.24216° or 53° 14′ 32″ north
Longitude
6.38992° or 6° 23′ 24″ east
Population
490
Open location code
9F5869RQ+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5584369308
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2758316
Wiki­data ID
Q2275397
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Briltil” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Briltil”
  • Catalan: “Briltil”
  • Chinese: “Briltil”
  • Dutch: “Briltil”
  • French: “Briltil”
  • Irish: “Briltil”
  • Luxembourgish: “Briltil”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Briltil”
  • Ukrainian: “Брілтіл”
  • Western Frisian: “Briltil”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jachthaven Briltil and Waterschapsheuvel.

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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 “Briltil”. Photo: Gklinkenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.