De Ropta, Metslawier
De Ropta is a smock mill north of Metslawier, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1840 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Metslawier, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Ropta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hervormde kerk (Metslawier) and Windmotor Oosternijkerk.
Hervormde kerk (Metslawier)
Church
Photo: Theun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hervormde kerk (Metslawier) is a church, which is situated 1 km south of De Ropta, Metslawier.
Windmotor Oosternijkerk
Windpump
Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windmotor Oosternijkerk is a windpump, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of De Ropta, Metslawier.
Petruskerk, Jouswier
Church
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Petruskerk, Jouswier is a church, which is situated 2 km south of De Ropta, Metslawier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitselwier and Moarre.
Mitselwier
Village
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mitselwier is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 908 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality. The De Ropta windmill is located near the village.
Moarre
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moarre is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, the Netherlands with roughly 227 inhabitants in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
Easternijtsjerk
Village
Photo: Theun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easternijtsjerk is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. It had a population of around 944 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
De Ropta, Metslawier
- Categories: stellingmill, building, and industry
- Location: Northeast Friesland, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.36936° or 53° 22′ 10″ northLongitude
6.07044° or 6° 4′ 14″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Inception
1836Open location code
9F58939C+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 44737729OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmill
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“De Ropta, Metslawier” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 31577”
- Dutch: “Ropta”
- Western Frisian: “Mûne op Ropta”
- Western Frisian: “Ropta”
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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 “De Ropta, Metslawier”. Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 3.0.