Waterpoort

The Waterpoort or Hoogendster Pijp is a water gate, a gate in a defensive wall that connects a city to a waterway. It is situated in , the .
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  • City gate
  • …is also known as “Waterpoort Sneek”
  • …dates from 1868
  • …has 2 floors
  • Description: gate in Sneek, Netherlands

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wonderbrug and Sint-Martinuskerk, Sneek.
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Bridge
is a bridge.
Bouwe Brouwer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church
is a church, which is situated 240 metres northeast of Waterpoort.
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Museum
The is a maritime museum in the Kleinzand area of , . is situated 440 metres northeast of Waterpoort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sneek and Ysbrechtum.
robertdebock, CC BY 2.0.
, in Frisian called Snits, is a pleasant city…
Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Village
is a 1 km from the city of in , .
Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Village
is a village in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, in the Dutch province of Friesland. is situated 2½ km east of Waterpoort.

Waterpoort

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Latitude
53.02931° or 53° 1′ 46″ north
Longitude
5.6591° or 5° 39′ 33″ east
Open location code
9F572MH5+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 285830113
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Geo­Names ID
6946837
Wiki­data ID
Q1439345

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Waterpoort” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 34075”
  • Dutch: “Waterpoort”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ووتربورت”
  • French: “Waterpoort”
  • Galician: “Porta de Auga de Snits”
  • Galician: “Waterpoort”
  • Galician: “Wetterpoarte”
  • German: “Wassertor”
  • Italian: “Waterpoort”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Snitser Woaterpoute”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Woaterpoute fon Snits”
  • Spanish: “Waterpoort (Sneek)”
  • Spanish: “Waterpoort”
  • Western Frisian: “Snitser Wetterpoarte”
  • Western Frisian: “Wetterpoarte”

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