Wouda pumping station
The ir. D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station is a pumping station in the Netherlands, and the largest still operational steam-powered pumping station in the world.- Opening hours: February–December Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: steam-powered pumping station and museum in Lemmer, the Netherlands
- Also known as: “D.F. Wouda”, “D.F.ヴァウダ蒸気水揚げポンプ場”, “Ir D F Woudagemaal”, “Ir. D.F. Wouda drenmaŝino”, “Ir. D.F. Wouda-gemaal”, “Ir. D.F. Woudadrenilo”, “Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal”, “Ir.D.F.Wouda-gemaal”, “rijksmonumentnummer 25772”, “Station de pompage a la vapeur de D.F. Wouda”, “Station de pompage à la vapeur de d.f. wouda”, “Stoomgemaal Tacozijl”, “Ваудагемал”, and “תחנת השאיבה ד. פ. וודה”
- Address: Gemaalweg 1, Lemmer, 8531PS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Zijlroedebrug and Tsjerke oan it Dok.
Zijlroedebrug
Bridge
Zijlroedebrug is a bridge, which is situated 1¼ km east of Wouda pumping station.
Tsjerke oan it Dok
Church
Tsjerke oan it Dok is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Wouda pumping station.
Jewish cemetery in Tacozijl
Cemetery
Jewish cemetery in Tacozijl is situated 3 km northwest of Wouda pumping station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lemmer and Rutten.
Lemmer
Town
Lemmer is a town in the municipality of De Fryske Marren, in the Dutch province of Friesland.
Rutten
Village
Rutten is a village in the central Netherlands. Rutten is situated 4½ km south of Wouda pumping station.
Oosterzee-Buren
Village
Wouda pumping station
- Categories: steamdriven pumping station, building, tourism, historic site, technical monument, and tourist attraction
- Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.84629° or 52° 50′ 47″ north
Longitude
5.68002° or 5° 40′ 48″ east
Established
1920
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F47RMWJ+G2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=technical_monument
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Frisian—“Wouda pumping station” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal”
- Catalan: “Estació de bombament D.F. Wouda”
- Chinese: “沃达蒸汽泵站”
- Chinese: “沃達蒸汽泵站”
- Czech: “D. F. Woudova parní čerpací stanice”
- Dutch: “Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal”
- Dutch: “Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal”
- Esperanto: “Drenmaŝino Ir. D. F. Wouda”
- Finnish: “Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal”
- French: “station de pompage à vapeur de D.F. Wouda”
- French: “Station de pompage à vapeur de D.F. Wouda”
- Georgian: “ვაუდის სადგური”
- German: “Woudagemaal”
- Hebrew: “תחנת השאיבה ד. פ. ואודה”
- Hindi: “आईआर.डी.एफ. वाउडेजेमाल”
- Hungarian: “D. F. Wouda gőzszivattyúrendszer”
- Italian: “Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal”
- Japanese: “Ir.D.F.ヴァウダヘマール”
- Korean: “D.F. 보우다 증기기관 양수장”
- Macedonian: “Црпна станица „Вауда“”
- Maltese: “Impjant tal-Ippompjar bl-Istim ta‘ Wouda”
- Maltese: “Impjant tal-Ippompjar bl-Istim ta’ Wouda”
- Persian: “ایستگاه پمپاژ بخار وودا”
- Polish: “Woudagemaal”
- Portuguese: “Estação de Bombagem a Vapor de D.F. Wouda”
- Russian: “Паровая насосная станция Вауда”
- Slovak: “D. F. Woudova parná čerpacia stanica”
- Spanish: “Ir. D. F. Woudagemaal”
- Spanish: “Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal”
- Swedish: “Woudas ångpumpstation”
- Turkish: “Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal”
- Ukrainian: “Парова насосна станція Вауда”
- Vietnamese: “Trạm bơm bằng hơi nước D.F.Woudagemaal”
- Western Frisian: “Yr. D.F. Woudagemaal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal and Tony Leenes’s Indian Motorcycle Museum.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Bezoekerscentrum Woudagemaal and Streamkanaal.
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Worth a closer look: Leeuwarden and Heerenveen.
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