De Fontein
De Fontein is a church in Leeuwarden, Friesland. De Fontein is situated nearby to the bridge Eebrug, as well as near the park Inspiratietuin.Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eebrug and Adventkerk.
Eebrug
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eebrug is a bridge, which is situated 130 metres north of De Fontein.
Adventkerk
Church
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Adventkerk is a church, which is situated 220 metres north of De Fontein.
Oldehove
Photo: Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oldehove is a leaning and unfinished church tower in the medieval centre of the Dutch city of Leeuwarden. Oldehove is also the name of an artificial mound on which in the late 9th century a church dedicated to Saint Vitus was built. Oldehove is situated 1¼ km southwest of De Fontein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snakkerburen and Lekkum.
Snakkerburen
Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Snakkerburen is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 225 in January 2017.
Lekkum
Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lekkum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the Friesland province of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 405 in January 2017. De Bullemolen in Lekkum marks the finishing point of the Elfstedentocht.
Jelsum
Village
Jelsum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 195 in January 2017. The stins Dekemastate is located in Jelsum. Jelsum is situated 3 km northwest of De Fontein.
De Fontein
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leeuwarden, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.21167° or 53° 12′ 42″ northLongitude
5.80259° or 5° 48′ 9″ eastInception
1969Open location code
9F576R63+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 302335030OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q31750983
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“De Fontein” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Fontein (Leeuwarden)”
- Dutch: “De Fontein”
- Western Frisian: “De Fontein”
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