Tjongerpoel

Tjongerpoel is a pond in Ooststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland. Tjongerpoel is situated nearby to the locality Makkingasterpolder, 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.

Delleboersterheide

Nature reserve

Photo: Famberhorst, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Delleboersterheide is a nature reserve, which is situated 4 km southwest of Tjongerpoel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Makkinga and Hoornsterzwaag.

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.

Hoornsterzwaag

Village

Photo: Willemjans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hoornsterzwaag is a small village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 830 in January 2017.

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. Nijeberkoop is situated 2½ km south of Tjongerpoel.

Tjongerpoel

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Ooststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.98249° or 52° 58′ 57″ north

Longitude

6.19066° or 6° 11′ 26″ east

Open location code

9F48X5JR+X7

GeoNames ID

12036275

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