Aalsum
Aalsum is a small hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 1.5 km west of Oldehove. The hamlet was located on a wierde, an artificial dwelling hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Westerkwartier, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Aalsum, Groningen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include De Waterwolf and De Leeuw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oldehove and Niehove.
Oldehove
Village
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oldehove is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 16 km northwest of the city of Groningen.
Niehove
Village
Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niehove is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in Groningen, Netherlands. The village was located on the island of Humsterland in the former Lauwerszee from c.
Saaksum
Village
Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saaksum is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 90. Until the municipal reorganization of 1990, it belonged to the former municipality of Oldehove. Saaksum is situated 3 km east of Aalsum.
Aalsum
- Categories: buurtschap, artificial dwelling hill, and locality
- Location: Westerkwartier, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.30715° or 53° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
6.37129° or 6° 22′ 17″ eastOpen location code
9F58894C+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 7188616583OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2760124Wikidata ID
Q3902030
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Aalsum” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Aalsum”
- Catalan: “Aalsum”
- Chinese: “Aalsum”
- Dutch: “Aalsum”
- French: “Aalsum”
- Luxembourgish: “Aalsum”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Aalsum”
- Persian: “آلسام، گرانینگن”
- Ukrainian: “Алсюм”
- Urdu: “آلسم، گرونینگم”
- Western Frisian: “Aalsum”
- Western Frisian: “Ealsum”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zwembad Electra and Jachthaven De Waterwolf.
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