Waiting for high water
Waiting for high water is a work of art in Friesland, Northern Netherlands. Waiting for high water is situated nearby to the village Holwert, as well as near Waaxens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Famberhorst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: Sculpture by Jan Ketelaar in Holwert, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Dames”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mennonite Church and De Hoop.
Mennonite Church
Church
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Mennonite Church is situated 1½ km south of Waiting for high water.
De Hoop
Windmill
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
De Hoop is a smock mill in Holwerd, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in the 1730s and is working for trade. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 38709. De Hoop is situated 2 km south of Waiting for high water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holwert and Waaxens.
Holwert
Village
Photo: Lwd-fotograaf, CC BY 4.0.
Holwert is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. It had a population of around 1,607 in January 2017.
Waaxens
Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Waaxens is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of only 35 in January 2017. Waaxens is situated 3 km southeast of Waiting for high water.
Brantgum
Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Brantgum is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 236 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality. Brantgum is situated 4 km southeast of Waiting for high water.
Waiting for high water
- Categories: statue and tourism
- Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.38117° or 53° 22′ 52″ northLongitude
5.89667° or 5° 53′ 48″ eastOpen location code
9F579VJW+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2944284835OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q121863748
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Waiting for high water” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wachten op hoog water”
- French: “En attendant la marée haute”
- German: “Warten auf die Flut”
- Portuguese: “Esperando pela maré alta”
- Spanish: “A la espera de la marea alta”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Open Jongerenwerk De Sound and Bijzondere Begraafplaats Holwerd.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as De Mannen van Holwerd aan Zee and Veer Ameland, P2.
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