Oldehove
The Oldehove is a leaning and unfinished church tower in the medieval centre of the Dutch city of Leeuwarden. Oldehove is also the name of an artificial mound on which in the late 9th century a church dedicated to Saint Vitus was built.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- …dates from 1533
- …stands 40 metres (131 feet) tall
- Opening hours: April–October 1:00 PM–5:00 PM
- Description: iconic leaning church tower in Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands
- Address: Oldehoofsterkerkhof 1, Leeuwarden, 8911DM
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Princessehof Ceramics Museum and Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden.
Princessehof Ceramics Museum
The Princessehof Ceramics Museum is a museum…
160 metres east of Oldehove
Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden
Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden, located in Leeuwarden…
160 metres northeast of Oldehove
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snakkerburen and Lekkum.
Snakkerburen
Snakkerburen is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.
Lekkum
Lekkum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the Friesland province of the Netherlands.
3 km northeast of Oldehove
Oldehove
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Latitude
53.20297° or 53° 12′ 11″ north
Longitude
5.78971° or 5° 47′ 23″ east
Open location code
9F576Q3Q+5V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
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historic = building
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man_made = tower
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Frisian—“Oldehove” goes by many names.
OldehoveBasque
OldehoveCatalan
奥尔德霍弗斜塔Chinese
OldehoveDanish
De OldehoveDutch
OldehoveDutch
Oldehove (gebouw)Dutch
rijksmonumentnummer 24331Dutch
اولدهوفEgyptian Arabic
De OldehoveItalian
OldehoveItalian
Torre di OldehoveItalian
OldehoveLatin
OldehovePolish
ОлдеховеRussian
Олдехове (башня)Russian
Падающая башня (Леуварден)Russian
OoldehouSaterfriesisch
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