Wollinghuizersluis

Wollinghuizersluis is a lock in Westerwolde Municipality, Groningen. Wollinghuizersluis is situated nearby to the village Jipsinghuizen, as well as near the hamlet Wollinghuizen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bourtange Fortress and Lieftinghsbroek.

Bourtange Fortress

Castle

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Fort Bourtange is a fort in the village of Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands. It was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593. Its original purpose was to control the only road between Germany and the city of Groningen, which was controlled by the Spaniards during the time of the Eighty Years' War. Bourtange Fortress is situated 3 km northeast of Wollinghuizersluis.

Lieftinghsbroek

Nature reserve

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Lieftinghsbroek is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Wollinghuizersluis.

Vestingmolen Bourtange

Windmill

Photo: Wessoo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Vestingmolen Bourtange is a windmill, which is situated 3 km northeast of Wollinghuizersluis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jipsinghuizen and Wollinghuizen.

Jipsinghuizen

Village

Photo: Pbech, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jipsinghuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 28 km northeast of Emmen.

Wollinghuizen

Hamlet

Wollinghuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 29 km northeast of Emmen.

Westerwolde

Photo: Arch, CC0.

Westerwolde is a region in the southeast of in Groningen province in the Netherlands. The region consists of the municipalities of Vlagtwedde and Bellingwedde, that plan to merge and become the municipality of Westerwolde in 2018.

Wollinghuizersluis

Type: Lock
Category: body of water
Location: Westerwolde Municipality, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.98819° or 52° 59′ 18″ north

Longitude

7.16283° or 7° 9′ 46″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9F49X5Q7+74

GeoNames ID

7115208

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