De Poppestien

De Poppestien is a stone in Tytsjerksteradiel Municipality, Friesland. De Poppestien is situated nearby to the church R.K. Parochie St. Martinus, as well as near Vrije Evangelische Gemeente Burgum.

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Type: Stone
Description: glacial erratic in Burgum associated with fertility in folklore
Also known as: “baby stone”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Observeum Burgum and De Hoop.

Observeum Burgum

Museum

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Observeum Burgum is a museum, which is situated 1½ km northeast of De Poppestien.

De Hoop

Windmill

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De Hoop is a smock mill in Sumar, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1867 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument. De Hoop is situated 2 km southeast of De Poppestien.

Petruskerk

Church

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Petruskerk is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of De Poppestien.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burgum and Sumar.

Burgum

Town

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Burgum is the largest and administrative town of the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, in the Dutch province of Friesland. It had a population of 10,058 inhabitants in January 2017.

Sumar is a village in the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It lies south of Burgum, on the N356, and had a population of approximately 1,382 in January 2017. There is a windmill in the village, De Hoop.