Westerhornermolen
Westerhornermolen is an industrial building in Westerkwartier, Groningen. Westerhornermolen is situated nearby to Grijpskerk railway station, as well as near the village Niezijl.Photo: Alex93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: windmill in Grijpskerk, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Westerhornermolen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grijpskerk railway station and Grijpskerk church.
Grijpskerk railway station
Railway station
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Grijpskerk is an unstaffed railway station in Grijpskerk, Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Buitenpost and Zuidhorn. The station was opened on 1 June 1866. The train service is operated by Arriva. Grijpskerk railway station is situated 240 metres northwest of Westerhornermolen.
Grijpskerk church
Church
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Grijpskerk church is situated 1¼ km north of Westerhornermolen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grijpskerk and Niezijl.
Grijpskerk
Village
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Grijpskerk is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 18 km west of the city of Groningen. Grijpskerk was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Zuidhorn.
Niezijl
Village
Niezijl, historically Bomsterzijl, is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The village is located between Grijpskerk and Zuidhorn on the N355, the trunk highway from Leeuwarden to Groningen.
Kommerzijl
Village
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Kommerzijl, until the end of the 17th century called Opslachterzijl, is a linear village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, located on the Kommerzijlsterdiep, which continues after the village as Kommerzijlsterriet and flows into the Reitdiep. Kommerzijl is situated 3½ km north of Westerhornermolen.
Westerhornermolen
- Categories: windmill, grondzeiler, building, and industry
- Location: Westerkwartier, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.25391° or 53° 15′ 14″ northLongitude
6.31173° or 6° 18′ 42″ eastElevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)Inception
1829Open location code
9F587836+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 278958932OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmill
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Westerhornermolen” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 18792”
- Dutch: “Westerhornermolen”
- Western Frisian: “De Westerhorner”
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