Wilkensfontein
Wilkensfontein is a fountain in Veendam Municipality, Groningen. Wilkensfontein is situated nearby to the meadow Hertenkamp, as well as near the library Openbare Bibliotheek Veendam.Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Veenkoloniaal Museum and Veendam railway station.
Veenkoloniaal Museum
Museum
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Veenkoloniaal Museum is a regional museum in the village of Veendam in the Netherlands. The museum shows not only the history of the peat district in Groningen. Veenkoloniaal Museum is situated 140 metres southwest of Wilkensfontein.
Veendam railway station
Railway station
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Veendam is an unstaffed railway station in Veendam in the Netherlands. It is located on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway after Zuidbroek as the present-day line terminus. Veendam railway station is situated 660 metres southeast of Wilkensfontein.
Wildervank railway station
Railway station
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Wildervank railway station is situated 2½ km south of Wilkensfontein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wildervank and Muntendam.
Wildervank
Village
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Wildervank is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Veendam, about 3 km south of the centre of Veendam itself. Wildervank is situated 2½ km south of Wilkensfontein.
Muntendam
Village
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Muntendam is a village in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the Dutch province of Groningen. The village has a population of 4,635. Muntendam had been an independent parish since the Middle Ages, but until 1840 it was ecclesiastically part of Zuidbroek. Muntendam is situated 3 km north of Wilkensfontein.
Borgercompagnie
Village
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Borgercompagnie is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It consists of a single street with farms and houses on both sides. The village is about 7 km long. Borgercompagnie is situated 3½ km west of Wilkensfontein.
Wilkensfontein
- Type: Fountain
- Also known as: “Fontein, Veendam”
- Location: Veendam Municipality, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.10797° or 53° 6′ 29″ northLongitude
6.87767° or 6° 52′ 40″ eastNamed after
Ubbo WilkensOpen location code
9F584V5H+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 9765532626OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q17469707
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In Other Languages
“Wilkensfontein” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “rijksmonument 515405”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 515405”
- Dutch: “Wilkensfontein”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hertenkamp and Openbare Bibliotheek Veendam.
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