Workum (West Frisian: Warkum) is a city in the municipality Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland. It received city rights in 1374.
Population: 3,880
Latitude: 52° 58' 46.88" N
Longitude: 5° 26' 49.56" E
The Zuiderzee (Dutch: [ˌzœy̯dərˈzeː]; old spelling Zuyderzee) was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, extending about 100 km (60 miles) inland and at most 50 km (30 miles) wide, with an overall depth of about 4 to 5 m…
Harlingen ['hɑrlɪŋə(n)] ( pronunciation , West Frisian: Harns) is a municipality and a city in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland at the Wadden Sea.
The Battle of the Afsluitdijk was an unsuccessful attempt by the German Army to seize the Afsluitdijk in May 1940, during World War II. If the Germans had taken the dyke, they could have taken North Holland from its north.
Bolsward [ˈbɔɫsʋɑrt] ( pronunciation , West Frisian: Boalsert) is a city in Súdwest Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Bolsward has a population of just under 10,000. It is located 10 km W.N.W.
Hindeloopen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɪndəˌloːpə(n)]; West Frisian: Hylpen; Hindeloopen Frisian: Hielpen [ˈhiːəlpən]) is an old city on the North of the Netherlands on the IJsselmeer. It lies within the municipality of Nijefurd.
Workum (West Frisian: Warkum) is a city in the municipality Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland.
Tzum (West Frisian: Tsjom) is a village in Franekeradeel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.
Stavoren, ['staːvərə(n)] previously Staveren (West Frisian: Starum) is a small town on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 5 km south of Hindeloopen.
The Royal Eise Eisinga Planetarium (Dutch: Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium) is an 18th-century orrery in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands. It is currently a museum and open to the public.
The Battle on the Zuiderzee (October 11, 1573) was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch fleet destroyed a larger and better-equipped Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee.
Sloten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsloːtə(n)]; West Frisian: Sleat) received city rights in 1426, and is the smallest of the eleven Frisian cities. It lies within the municipality of De Friese Meren. Sloten is one of the smallest cities of the Netherlan…
IJlst [ɛiɫst] (West Frisian: Drylts) is a city in Friesland, Netherlands. It is located about 3 km southwest of Sneek.
Heeg (West Frisian: Heech) is a small village in Súdwest Fryslân in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 2550 citizens (2007).
Zurich (West Frisian: Surch) is a village in the community of Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.
Kornwerderzand (Frisian: Koarnwertersân) is a settlement on the Afsluitdijk, a major dam in the Netherlands that links Friesland with North Holland.
Breezanddijk (West Frisian: Breesândyk) is a small community that lies near the midpoint of the Afsluitdijk, part of the A7 motorway, in the Netherlands.
Wijnaldum (West Frisian: Winaam or Winaem) is a village in northwest Friesland, the Netherlands. The village lies within the municipality of Harlingen; prior to 1984, it was a part of the municipality of Barradeel.
The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwetoren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌonzə ˌlivə ˈvrɔuətʊːrə(n)]) ('The Tower of Our Lady') is a church tower in Amersfoort. The Late Gothic building is 98.33 metres (322 ft 7 in) tall and reaches high above the inner city. It is one of…