Makkingasterbos

Makkingasterbos is a forest in Ooststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland. Makkingasterbos is situated nearby to the locality Middelburen, as well as near the hamlet Twijtel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga and De Weyert.

Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga

Church

Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga is a church.

De Weyert

Windmill

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De Weyert is a smock mill in Makkinga, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1925 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 31725.

Vesuvius, windmill

Windmill

Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Makkinga and Nijeberkoop.

Makkinga is a village in the Dutch municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the province of Friesland. On 1 January 2017, it had 1,040 inhabitants. Makkinga is known among transportation planners and engineers as the first community to introduce the concept of shared space, which means the removal of traffic controls in the high street to encourage safer interaction between vehicles and pedestrians.

Nijeberkoop

Village

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Nijeberkoop is a village consisting of about 270 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in 2017 in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands.

Elsloo

Village

Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Elsloo is a village consisting of around 600 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. The hamlets considered part of the village are Tronde and Canada. Elsloo is situated 3½ km southeast of Makkingasterbos.

Makkingasterbos

Type: Forest
Location: Ooststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.97327° or 52° 58′ 24″ north

Longitude

6.21319° or 6° 12′ 48″ east

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

9F48X6F7+87

GeoNames ID

12036157

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