De Wieken
District of Drachten
in Gemeente Smallingerland of Provincie Friesland, Netherlands
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Eelde Airport (20 mi) -
Borkum Airport (42 mi) - Emden Airport (50 mi)
- Lelystad Airport (51 mi)
- Juist Airport (56 mi)
- Norden-Norddeich Airport (58 mi)
- Nordhorn-Lingen Airport (64 mi)
- Twenthe Airport (67 mi)
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (79 mi)
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (95 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (119 mi)
- Dortmund Airport (127 mi)
- Düsseldorf International Airport (129 mi)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 119 mi)
- Duinen Zathe (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Jachthaven Lauwersoog (marina, (21 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.113 and 6.099 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 6' 45" and E 6° 5' 56"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 09:09 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:01 am and 9:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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: 2024-04-30 08:30:35
Explore De Wieken
The district De Wieken of Drachten in Gemeente Smallingerland (Provincie Friesland) is located in Netherlands about 72 mi north-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kollum, Dokkum, Wolvega, Grou and Leeuwarden. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
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
Videos from this area
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2 gewonden bij brand Drachten
Bij een brand in een woning aan de Stationsweg in Drachten zijn woensdag de twee bewoners gewond geraakt. Ze hadden tijdens de brand rook ingeademd en zijn per ambulance overgebracht naar.
Amy Graham wint GP Drachten
De Australyske springruter Amy Graham hat sneintemiddei de Grutte Priis fan Drachten wûn. Dat is wichtichste priis tidens it Internationaal Concours Noord-Nederland yn Drachten. Graham makke...
Sneeuw gladheid Wâldwei Drachten
Sneeuw gladheid Wâldwei Drachten.
GPTV: Pietenfeest in Drachten
Groot feest woensdagmiddag in Drachten. Op het Raadhuisplein konden kinderen zingen, dansen en swingen met DJ en Pesto.DJ en Pesto, al jaren de trouwe hulpjes van Sinterklaas, moeten daarbij.
GPTV: Standbeeld Peije terug in Drachten
Peije is weer terug in Drachten. Het standbeeld van de Friese speelman Freerk de Jong moest wijken voor de aanleg van de Drachtstervaart. Nu de werkzaamheden in het centrum bijna zijn afgerond,.
GPTV: Polikliniek Seksuologie Drachten geopend
Vrouwen uit Drachten en omgeving kunnen vanaf heden met seksuele problematiek terecht in Nij Smellinghe. Het Drachtster ziekenhuis opent deze week een polikliniek Seksuologie. Op de polikliniek.
Promo Pcbo Het Mozaiek Drachten
Een korte, duidelijke film over onze school waarin u snel een indruk krijgt van onze school.
Hollandse avond 29 november Club Peije Drachten
Hollandse avond 29 november Club Peije Drachten.
Grote brand Splitting Drachten 16.09.12
Drachten -- Zaterdagmiddag heeft er een zeer grote uitslaande brand gewoed in een leegstaand pand aan de Splitting in Drachten. Bij deze brand kwam erg veel rook vrij. De brandweer is de gehele...
Brandweer defilé groot succes in Drachten
Ter ere van het 60-jarig bestaan van de personeelsvereniging van de Drachtster brandweer werd er zaterdag een groot defile door Drachten georganiseerd. Onder grote publieke belangstelling trokken ...
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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.
Opende
Opende is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Grootegast.
Ureterp
Ureterp is a village consisting of 4874 inhabitants (Jan 2012) in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. After Gorredijk it's the second largest village of the municipality.
Boelenslaan
Boelenslaan is a small town in Achtkarspelen municipality in Friesland province in the northern Netherlands. Boelenslaan has 1186 inhabitants and is named from its founder Mr. Boelens, after whom it was named. "Laan" - avenue; the road through the village used to be a sandy road and is still bearing the name Boelenswei ("wei" being the West Frisian word for "road".
Surhuisterveen
Surhuisterveen is one of the 12 villages of the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Province Friesland, The Netherlands. As of 1 January 2010, Surhuisterveen had a population of 5,865.
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.
Burgumer Mar
The Burgumer Mar is a lake near the town of Burgum in the Dutch province of Friesland. The lake was formed during the last ice age. It is a popular water sports area with multiple yacht harbours. The Princess Margriet Canal splits the lake into a northern and southern part. Since March 15, 2007 the West Frisian name Burgumer Mar is the official name; before that date the Dutch name was the official one). The villages Jistrum, Eastermar and Sumar together with Burgum border the lake.
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.
Hemrik
Hemrik is a village consisting of about 740 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands.
Olterterp
Olterterp is a village consisting of about 90 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands.
It Heechsân
It Heechsân 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).
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).
Kortehemmen
Kortehemmen is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 190 citizens (2004).
Former Protestant church of Eastermar
The former Protestant church of Eastermar was a church that stood in It Heechsân, Eastermar, Netherlands. It was demolished in 1868. Today only the medieval tower from the 13th century remains. The church is located far out of the center of the village on the Torenlaan 11 and is surrounded by a graveyard. Next to the tower stands a grave diggers building. The mechanical clockwork in the tower was made by the Gebr. van Bergen from Midwolda, Groningen in 1924.
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.
These districts also belong to Drachten.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Drachten.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
De Wiken, De Wieken
