Mercuriusfontein
Mercuriusfontein is a work of art in Leeuwarden, Friesland. Mercuriusfontein is situated nearby to University of Groningen – Campus Fryslân, as well as near the building Beursgebouw.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Elmo87, Public domain.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: fountain in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fries Museum and Fries Verzetsmuseum.
Fries Museum
Museum
Photo: Wutsje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fries Museum is a museum in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. It has won the Global Fine Art Award which is sometimes nicknamed the Museum-Oscar. Fries Museum is situated 180 metres west of Mercuriusfontein.
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. Snakkerburen is situated 2½ km north of Mercuriusfontein.
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 Mercuriusfontein.
Techum
Neighborhood
Photo: EmielH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Techum is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km south of Mercuriusfontein.
Mercuriusfontein
- Categories: fountain, sculpture, and tourism
- Location: Leeuwarden, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.19899° or 53° 11′ 56″ northLongitude
5.79701° or 5° 47′ 49″ eastInception
1923Open location code
9F575QXW+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 431374157OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q1846241
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Mercuriusfontein” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mercuriusfontein”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 516446”
- Western Frisian: “Merkueriusfontein”
- Western Frisian: “Merkuriusfontein”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beursgebouw and University of Groningen – Campus Fryslân.
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