Swichum
in Gemeente Leeuwarden of Provincie Friesland, Netherlands
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Eelde Airport (32 mi) - De Kooy Airport (46 mi)
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Borkum Airport (48 mi) - Lelystad Airport (49 mi)
- Emden Airport (60 mi)
- Juist Airport (63 mi)
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (73 mi)
- Twenthe Airport (75 mi)
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (105 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (119 mi)
- Düsseldorf International Airport (135 mi)
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (155 mi)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 126 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.154 and 5.820 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 9' 13" and E 5° 49' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:12 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:58 am and 9:08 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Netherlands.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Netherlands. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Discover Swichum
Swichum in Gemeente Leeuwarden (Provincie Friesland) with it's 50 citizens is a town in Netherlands about 66 mi (or 107 km) north-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital city.
Current time in Swichum is now 12:12 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports near Swichum, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Eelde Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Netherlands is Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) in a distance of 22 mi (or 36 km), South. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Leeuwarden, Grou, Joure, Dokkum and Drachten. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 69 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1001 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
17°C (62 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
16°C (62 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Oranje Hotel Leeuwarden
Post-Plaza Hotel
City Centre Tante Agaath
Fletcher Paleis Stadhouderlijk Hof
WestCord WTC Leeuwarden
Campanile - Leeuwarden
Bastion Leeuwarden
Atboot
City Centre Guesthouse De Rozenboom
WeidumerHout
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Goutum
Goutum is a village in the Gemeente Leeuwarden in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 2,630 citizens. There are two windmills in Goutum, Kramersmolen and Molen Hoogland.
Eagum
Eagum is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Boarnsterhim, about 10 km south of the city of Leeuwarden. With about 30 inhabitants, Eagum is one of the smallest villages in Friesland. One claim to fame is that Eagum, in the 17th century also spelled Agum, is the place of origin of the Fonda family in the United States. In 1642, Jellis Douwese Fonda (1614–1659), an innkeeper in Aegum, married Hester Jansz in Diemen, near Amsterdam.
Idaerd
Idaerd is a small village in Boarnsterhim in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around an estimated 100 citizens (2007).
Teerns
Teerns is a small village in Leeuwarden in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 16 citizens (2005).
Hempens
Hempens is a small village in Leeuwarden in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 175 citizens (2005).
Wirdum, Netherlands
Wirdum is a small village in Leeuwarden in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1236 citizens (2005).
Protestant church of Goutum
The Protestant church of Goutum or Saint Agnes church is a medieval religious building in Goutum, Friesland, Netherlands. On the north side remnants of the an older tufa church from the 11th century or 12th century can be seen. The church was enlarged and heightened with brick in the 15th century and has a tower from the same century. The church was originally a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Agnes, becoming a Protestant church after the Protestant Reformation.
Protestant church of Swichum
The Protestant church of Swichum or Saint Nicholas Church is a religious building in Swichum, Netherlands, one of the many medieval churches in Friesland. The nave was built in the 13th century and the semicircular choir dates from the late 13th century; both are built out of red brick. The tower was built in the 14th century and the furniture in the church dates from the 19th century.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Swichum.
Leeuwarden: De oldehovecam, Leeuwarden (source)
Leeuwarden: Elfstedenhal, Leeuwarden (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Zwichem, Zwichum
