De Fontein

De Fontein is a church in Coevorden, Drenthe. De Fontein is situated nearby to the library Bibliotheek Schoonoord, as well as near the community center Dorpshuis.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ellert en Brammert and Sleenerzand.

Ellert en Brammert

Museum

Photo: Tim Strater, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ellert en Brammert is an open-air museum in Schoonoord expositing the way people lived in Drenthe at the time of the peat digging. It was named after a myth about the two giants Ellert and Brammert who prowled around the Ellertsveld. Ellert en Brammert is situated 1 km northwest of De Fontein.

Sleenerzand

Nature reserve

Photo: Roleff, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Sleenerzand is a nature reserve.

Papeloze Kerk

Archaeological site

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Papeloze Kerk is a restored megalithic tomb near Schoonoord in the Netherlands. Papeloze Kerk is situated 3 km south of De Fontein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schoonoord and De Kiel.

Schoonoord

Village

Photo: CrazyPhunk, Public domain.

Schoonoord is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. It has an altitude of about 20 meters. The population was 2,219 with 970 households in 2004.

De Kiel

Village

De Kiel is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. De Kiel was first mentioned in 1899 as Kiel and means "the deeper part of a ditch".

Wezuperbrug

Village

Wezuperbrug is a village in the Netherlands. It is a part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. It was first mentioned in 1942 Wezeperbrug, and refers to the bridge over the Oranjekanaal near Wezup. Wezuperbrug is situated 2½ km west of De Fontein.

De Fontein

Type: Church
Categories: building and religion
Location: Coevorden, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.84682° or 52° 50′ 49″ north

Longitude

6.75991° or 6° 45′ 36″ east

Inception

1866

Open location code

9F48RQW5+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 272023935

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

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