Menno Simons-monument

Menno Simons-monument is a monument in Southwest Friesland, Friesland. Menno Simons-monument is situated nearby to the park Flietserbosk, as well as near the windmill De Onderneming.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Flietserbosk and De Onderneming.

Flietserbosk

Park

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Flietserbosk is a park, which is situated 550 metres southwest of Menno Simons-monument.

De Onderneming is a smock mill in Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1850 and is in working order. It is used as a training mill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument. De Onderneming is situated 1 km west of Menno Simons-monument.

De Pankoekstermolen, Witmarsum

Windmill

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De Pankoekstermolen is a smock mill in Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1900. It has been restored to working order and is designated as being in reserve. It is listed as a Rijksmonument. De Pankoekstermolen, Witmarsum is situated 2 km east of Menno Simons-monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Witmarsum and Schettens.

Witmarsum

Village

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Witmarsum is a village in the northern Netherlands. It is located in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland. Witmarsum had a population of around 1,735 in January 2017. Witmarsum was birthplace of Menno Simons, the leader of what would become the Mennonites.

Schettens

Village

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Schettens is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 285 in January 2017.

Schraard

Village

Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schraard is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 165 in January 2017. Schraard is situated 3 km southwest of Menno Simons-monument.

Menno Simons-monument

Type: Monument
Location: Southwest Friesland, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.09887° or 53° 5′ 56″ north

Longitude

5.4817° or 5° 28′ 54″ east

Elevation

-1 metres (-3 feet)

Open location code

9F573FXJ+GM

GeoNames ID

6946199

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