Frisian Lakes
While the Frisian Lakes are not well known among foreigners, the locals flock to this tourist area in great numbers. The Frisian Lakes consist of 24 lakes in central and southwest Friesland that attract boaters from all over the country in the summer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include De Sweachmermolen, Langweer and Osinga State.
De Sweachmermolen, Langweer
Windmill
De Sweachmermolen is a smock mill between Langweer and Boornzwaag, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1782. The mill has two functions: it is a drainage mill and a corn mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include De Fryske Marren and Langweer.
De Fryske Marren
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De Fryske Marren is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnsterhim, all four of which were dissolved on the same day.
Langweer
Village
Langweer is a village in Friesland in the municipality De Fryske Marren. The town was established in 1256, and has a population of 1,105. Langweer has a rich trading history, and it is located at a small lake.
Hommerts
Village
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Hommerts is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 650 in January 2017. It forms, together with Jutrijp, the double village De Hommerts-Jutryp.
Frisian Lakes
- Type: area
- Description: group of lakes in the Netherlands
- Category: group of lakes
- Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.9714° or 52° 58′ 17″ northLongitude
5.6841° or 5° 41′ 3″ eastOpen location code
9F47XMCM+HJWikidata ID
Q2113002
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Western Frisian—“Frisian Lakes” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ফ্রিজীয় হ্রদ”
- Dutch: “Friese Meren”
- Dutch: “Friese merengebied”
- French: “Friese meren”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “De frisiske sjøene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Friese meren”
- Slovenian: “Friese meren”
- Slovenian: “Frizijska jezera”
- Ukrainian: “Фризькі озера”
- Western Frisian: “Fryske marren”
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