Arkens
Arkens is a Hollow Post mill in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 15710. It shares its name with the eponymous hamlet, just north of Franeker, Arkens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Franeker, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Arkens, Franeker”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Korendragershuisje and Franeker railway station.
Korendragershuisje
Museum
Photo: JohnBoers, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Korendragershuisje is a museum, which is situated 770 metres west of Arkens.
Franeker railway station
Railway station
Franeker is a railway station located in Franeker, Netherlands. The station was opened on 27 October 1863 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Harlingen and Leeuwarden. The train services are operated by Arriva. Franeker railway station is situated 1 km southwest of Arkens.
Franeker City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Franeker City Hall is the city hall of the municipality of Franeker, Netherlands, one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland. The building dates from 1591–1594 and was built in Frysian renaissance style. Franeker City Hall is situated 1 km west of Arkens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arkens and Franeker.
Arkens
Hamlet
Arkens is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. It is located southwest of Schalsum and on the direct northeast side of Franeker, of which it is a part administratively.
Franeker
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Franeker is a city in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is most notable for its Eise Eisenga Planetarium, the oldest still in operation, and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2023.
Schalsum
Village
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Schalsum is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 134 in January 2014.
Arkens
- Categories: spider’s head mill and industry
- Location: Waadhoeke, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.18806° or 53° 11′ 17″ northLongitude
5.55748° or 5° 33′ 27″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9F575HQ4+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 524750675OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmill
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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 “Arkens”. Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.