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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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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: gate in Sneek, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Waterpoort Sneek”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wonderbrug and Sint-Martinuskerk, Sneek.

Bridge
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a bridge.

Church
Photo: Bouwe Brouwer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 240 metres northeast of Waterpoort.

Museum
Photo: Condor3d, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a maritime museum in the Kleinzand area of , . Located in the province of , it contains a library, film viewing room, and focuses on local seafaring life. is situated 440 metres northeast of Waterpoort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sneek and Ysbrechtum.

Photo: robertdebock, CC BY 2.0.
, in Frisian called Snits, is a pleasant city right in the heart of the district, in the . It's a bustling centre for water sports, boating and ice skating, but also home to monumental architecture and lovely town views.

Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a 1 km from the city of in , . It had a population of around 690 in January 2017. contains the Epema State, an old estate.

Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of and former village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 205 in January 2017. is situated 2½ km east of Waterpoort.

Waterpoort

Latitude
53.02931° or 53° 1′ 46″ north
Longitude
5.6591° or 5° 39′ 33″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Inception
1868
Levels
2
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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Satellite Map

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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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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 “Waterpoort”. Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.