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Discover De Drait
The district De Drait of Drachten in Gemeente Smallingerland (Provincie Friesland) with it's 6,310 citizens De Drait is a district in Netherlands about 70 mi north-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 79% |
Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
20°C (67 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Bilderberg Landgoed Lauswolt
Van der Valk Drachten
De Kan Hoeve
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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.
Smallingerland
Smallingerland is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands.
Drachten
Drachten iss|Dutch]] town, located in the municipality of Smallingerland in the province of Friesland.
Opeinde
Opeinde is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is a part of the municipality of Smallingerland, and lies about 5 km north of Drachten. In 2004, Opeinde had 1760 inhabitants. This year the local council of Smallingerland decided to build a new neighbourhood in Opeinde with the help of The Crowds. Internetusers can leave their ideas for the new neighbourhood on a special website. The council wil decide which ideas will become reality early 2009.
Lauswolt
Lauswolt is an estate in Beetsterzwaag, Friesland, the Netherlands, dating back to the 17th century. The estate is currently being used as a hotel. The restaurant, called De Heeren van Harinxma, had a Michelin star between 2001 and 2006. Lauswolt was the location of talks between CDA, Labour Party and ChristianUnion for the formation of a new government. The negotiations were intended to be secret, but De Telegraaf newspaper revealed Lauswolt as the location on the very first day of the talks.
Drachten Airfield
Drachten Airfield is a small general aviation airfield in the Netherlands located in the province of Friesland, 1 NM northeast of Drachten. It has one runway, 08/26, with an asphalt/concrete surface and a length of 950 m . Customs services are available upon request to allow international flights. The airfield was constructed in the 1950s by the Philips electronics company, which has a factory in Drachten.
Eastermar
Eastermar is a small village in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1,600 citizens (2008).
Beetsterzwaag
Beetsterzwaag is a village of about 3,650 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. Its most famous inhabitant was the Dutch poet J. Slauerhoff, who in May-July 1929 ran the practice of the local doctor, a temporary profession eternalized in a poem by J.C. Bloem printed in the national paper Het Vaderland.
Lippenhuizen
Lippenhuizen is a village consisting of about 1320 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. This is where Dutch legend Foppe de Haan was born, other famous people to have lived here are Jan Kromkamp (professional footballer) and J-Mil (a local Frisian rap artist).
Olterterp
Olterterp is a village consisting of about 90 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands.
Nij Beets
Nij Beets (archaic Dutch: Nieuw Beets) is a village consisting of about 1690 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands.
Terwispel
Terwispel is a village consisting of about 1000 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands.
Iniaheide
Iniaheide is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands.
It Wytfean
It Wytfean is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands.
Boornbergum
Boornbergum is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1350 citizens (2004).
De Tike
De Tike is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 350 citizens (2004).
Drachtstercompagnie
Drachtstercompagnie is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1200 citizens (2006).
De Wilgen
De Wilgen is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 850 citizens (2004).
Smalle Ee
Smalle Ee is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 50 inhabitants (2004).
Rottevalle
Rottevalle is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1320 citizens (2004).
Houtigehage
Houtigehage is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 940 citizens (2004).
Oudega, Smallingerland
Oudega is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1690 citizens (2004).
Kortehemmen
Kortehemmen is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 190 citizens (2004).
Nijega
Nijega is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 516 citizens (2004).
Protestant church of Oudega
The Protestant church of Oudega or Saint Agnes church is a religious building in Oudega, Netherlands, one of the many medieval churches in Friesland. The Romanesque church was built in the early 12th century out of tuffstone and has a tower from c. 1250. In the 14th century the church was lengthened with a straight closed choir The monumental Pipe organ was built in 1875 by L. van Dam & Zn. from Leeuwarden and expanded by Bakker & Timmenga in 1922.
Koriander (restaurant)
Restaurant Koriander is a restaurant located in Drachten, in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star from 1999 to present. Gault Millau awarded the restaurant 13 points out of 20 In 1997 and 1998, Michelin awarded the restaurant a Bib Gourmand, signalling good food for a reasonable price. Head chef of Koriander is Jan Gaastra. Restaurant Koriander was originally located in Bergum. In January 2000, the restaurant moved to Drachten.