Welgelegen
Welgelegen or Tjepkema's Molen is a smock mill in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands, which was built in 1849 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, No. 21171.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Heerenveen, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Welgelegen, Heerenveen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heerenveen railway station and Crackstate.
Heerenveen railway station
Railway station
Heerenveen is the main railway station in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The station opened on 15 January 1868 and is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Heerenveen railway station is situated 390 metres southwest of Welgelegen.
Crackstate
Castle
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The Crackstate is a monumental stins in the Dutch town of Heerenveen, Friesland. It was built in 1648 by order of Johannes Sytzes Crack, the namesake of the estate. It is currently property of the municipality of Heerenveen and functions as wedding chapel. Crackstate is situated 340 metres southeast of Welgelegen.
Heilige Geestkerk
Church
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Heilige Geestkerk is a church, which is situated 320 metres southeast of Welgelegen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heerenveen and Terband.
Terband
Village
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Terband is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 270 in January 2017.
De Akkers
Neighborhood
De Akkers is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Welgelegen.
Welgelegen
- Categories: stellingmill and industry
- Location: Heerenveen, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Welgelegen” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 21171”
- Dutch: “Tjepkema’s molen”
- Dutch: “Welgelegen”
- Polish: “Welgelegen”
- Western Frisian: “Tjepkema’s Mole”
- Western Frisian: “Welgelegen”
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Welgelegen”. Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC0.