De Arke

De Arke is a church in Smallingerland Municipality, Friesland. De Arke is situated near the fitness club Sporthal de Drait, as well as near Slingepark.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Museum Drachten and Thalenpark.

Museum Drachten

Museum

Photo: P. Martina, Public domain.

Museum Drachten is situated 1½ km east of De Arke.

Thalenpark

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Thalenpark is situated 1½ km northeast of De Arke.

Goddelijke Verlosserkerk, Drachten

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Goddelijke Verlosserkerk, Drachten is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of De Arke.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drachten and Kortehemmen.

Drachten is the second largest town in the Dutch province of Friesland. Today, it is home to some 45.000 inhabitants. Since it was only a small village until well in the 1950s, when it passed the 10,000 people mark, its historic heritage is somewhat limited, but the city today serves as the regional centre for shopping and services.

Kortehemmen

Village

Photo: TUFOWKTM, CC BY 3.0.

Kortehemmen is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 258 in January 2017.

Boornbergum

Village

Boornbergum is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,681 in January 2017. Boornbergum is situated 2½ km southwest of De Arke.

De Arke

Type: Church
Denomination: Reformed
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Smallingerland Municipality, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.10021° or 53° 6′ 1″ north

Longitude

6.0745° or 6° 4′ 28″ east

Established

1979

Operator

Nederlandse Gereformeerde Kerken

Open location code

9F58432F+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 291618600

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=reformed

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sporthal de Drait and Slingepark.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Superflora and HF salon.

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