Oudeschans

Oudeschans is a small village with a population of around 100 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The 16th-century fortification is now a state protected village area with several national heritage sites, among which include a 17th-century garrison church, and the Vestingmuseum Oudeschans.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nederlands Hervormde Kerk and Magnuskerk.

Nederlands Hervormde Kerk

Church

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Nederlands Hervormde Kerk is a church.

Magnuskerk

Church

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

The Magnuskerk is a 16th-century church in Bellingwolde, Netherlands. The church, located at Hoofdweg 227, was built in 1527. The pulpit was installed in 1660 and the organ built in 1797. Magnuskerk is situated 2½ km southeast of Oudeschans.

Jewish cemetery (Bellingwolde)

Cemetery

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jewish cemetery (Bellingwolde) is situated 3 km southeast of Oudeschans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulsda and Bellingwolde.

Ulsda

Hamlet

Ulsda is a hamlet in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. Between 1887 and 1938 there was a railway stop in Ulsda. Ulsda was home to 44 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of a handful of houses.

Bellingwolde

Village

Photo: Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bellingwolde is a village with a population of 2,655 people in the municipality Westerwolde in the Netherlands. It is situated in the southeast of the region Oldambt, in the north of the region Westerwolde, and in the east of the province Groningen, at the border with Germany. Bellingwolde is situated 3 km southeast of Oudeschans.

Oudeschans

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Bellingwolderschans”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Westerwolde Municipality, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.13806° or 53° 8′ 17″ north

Longitude

7.14033° or 7° 8′ 25″ east

Open location code

9F5944QR+64

OpenStreetMap ID

way 390558776

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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