De Olifant
De Olifant is a smock mill in Burdaard, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35673.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Birdaard, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Olifant, Burdaard”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Protestant church of Aldtsjerk and De Ouderkerkermolen.
Protestant church of Aldtsjerk
Church
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
The Protestant church of Aldtsjerk or Saint Paul's church is a religious building in Aldtsjerk, Netherlands, one of the numerous medieval churches in Friesland. Protestant church of Aldtsjerk is situated 2 km southeast of De Olifant.
De Ouderkerkermolen
Windmill
Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Oudkerkermolen, or Oudkerkemolen is a smock mill in Aldtsjerk, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35674. De Ouderkerkermolen is situated 1½ km south of De Olifant.
De Zwaluw
Windmill
Photo: Theun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Zwaluw is a smock mill in Burdaard, Friesland, Netherlands which is working commercially. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 15585. De Zwaluw is situated 2 km north of De Olifant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burdaard and Aldtsjerk.
Burdaard
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burdaard is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,173 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.
Aldtsjerk
Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Aldtsjerk is a village on the main road from Leeuwarden to Dokkum. It is part of Tytsjerksteradiel municipality, Friesland, the Netherlands and had around 615 inhabitants as of January 2018.
Wanswerd
Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wânswert is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of approximately 193 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality. Wanswerd is situated 3 km northwest of De Olifant.
De Olifant
- Categories: grondzeiler, building, and industry
- Location: Northeast Friesland, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.28025° or 53° 16′ 49″ northLongitude
5.87718° or 5° 52′ 38″ eastElevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)Inception
1867Open location code
9F577VJG+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 627004617OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmill
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“De Olifant” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Olifant”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 11677”
- Polish: “De Olifant”
- Western Frisian: “De Oaljefant”
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