Skierstins

The Skierstins is a medieval Stienhús built c. 1300 out of brick in . It is the only remaining Stienhús in and is listed as Rijksmonument, number 11700 and is rated with a very high historical value.
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Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Johanneskerk van Veenwouden and Feanwâlden railway station.

Church
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is a church.

Railway station
Photo: Romaine, CC0.
Feanwâlden is a railway station located in , . The station was opened on 1 June 1866 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between and . is situated 500 metres south of Skierstins.

Windmill
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is a windmill, which is situated 2 km north of Skierstins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Feanwâlden and Feanwâldsterwâl.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of , the . It had a population of around 3,430 in 2014. Together with the village of , a former hamlet of , it has a village interest association group under the name: Vereniging van Dorpsbelangen Veenwouden / Veenwoudsterwal e.o.

Village
Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the and municipalities of , . It had a population of around 420 in 2021; however, is not a statistical entity, and the population count is only an estimate.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the municipalities of , and , in the province of Friesland, the . is located south of the railway bridge over the Nije Feart between and .

Skierstins

Latitude
53.23952° or 53° 14′ 22″ north
Longitude
5.99062° or 5° 59′ 26″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Inception
1300
Open location code
9F576XQR+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 49043856
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6950580
Wiki­data ID
Q2135085
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Skierstins” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 11700”
  • Dutch: “Schierstins”
  • German: “Skierstins”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Skierstins”
  • Western Frisian: “Skierstins”

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