Westerpark
Westerpark is a park in Leeuwarden, Friesland. Westerpark is situated nearby to the park Westerplantage, as well as near the bridge Vrouwenpoortsbrug, Leeuwarden.Photo: Baldrick, CC BY 2.5 nl.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Vossepark”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oldehove and Sint-Dominicuskerk, Leeuwarden.
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 320 metres northeast of Westerpark.
Sint-Dominicuskerk, Leeuwarden
Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Dominicuskerk, Leeuwarden is a church, which is situated 230 metres north of Westerpark.
Princessehof Ceramics Museum
Museum
Photo: Bouwe Brouwer, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
The Princessehof Ceramics Museum is a museum of ceramics in the city of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. The museum's name comes from one of two buildings in which it is housed: a small palace built in 1693 and later occupied by Marie Louise, dowager Princess of Orange. Princessehof Ceramics Museum is situated 470 metres northeast of Westerpark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snakkerburen and Ritsumasyl.
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. Snakkerburen is situated 2½ km northeast of Westerpark.
Ritsumasyl
Village
Photo: EmielH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ritsumasyl is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Westerpark.
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. Lekkum is situated 3½ km northeast of Westerpark.
Westerpark
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Leeuwarden, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.20138° or 53° 12′ 5″ northLongitude
5.78565° or 5° 47′ 8″ eastInception
1872Open location code
9F576Q2P+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 368638609OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q62564599
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Westerpark” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Westerpark”
- Western Frisian: “Westerpark (Ljouwert)”
- Western Frisian: “Westerpark”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Westerplantage and Vrouwenpoortsbrug, Leeuwarden.
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