De Fortuin
De Fortuin is a windmill in Westerkwartier, Groningen. De Fortuin is situated nearby to the village Noordhorn, as well as near the bridge Bert Swartbrug.Photo: Dh3201, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Noordhorn, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Specht”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bert Swartbrug and Zuidhorn railway station.
Bert Swartbrug
Bridge
Photo: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bert Swartbrug is a bridge, which is situated 740 metres southwest of De Fortuin.
Zuidhorn railway station
Railway station
Photo: Eriksw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zuidhorn is a railway station located in Zuidhorn in the Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 June 1866 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Leeuwarden and Groningen. The train service is operated by Arriva. Zuidhorn railway station is situated 1½ km southeast of De Fortuin.
Piloersemaborg
Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Piloersemaborg is a 17th-century borg in the village of Den Ham in Groningen in the Netherlands. It currently houses a restaurant. Piloersemaborg is situated 2½ km northeast of De Fortuin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noordhorn and Zuidhorn.
Noordhorn
Village
Noordhorn is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Westerkwartier and is separated from Zuidhorn by the Van Starkenborgh Canal.
Zuidhorn
Town
Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zuidhorn is a town and former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The town largely depends on the city of Groningen. A railway line, operated by Arriva, connects the town with Leeuwarden in Friesland and Groningen.
Briltil
Village
Photo: Gklinkenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Briltil is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, founded around 1600. The name of the village comes from a drawbridge over the Hoendiep to the region of the Bril northwest of the bridge.
De Fortuin
- Categories: stellingmill, building, and industry
- Location: Westerkwartier, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.25908° or 53° 15′ 33″ northLongitude
6.39585° or 6° 23′ 45″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Inception
1950Open location code
9F58795W+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 278913897OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmill
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“De Fortuin” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Fortuin”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 41090”
- Western Frisian: “Fortuna (Noardhorn)”
- Western Frisian: “Fortuna”
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