Folgeren
District of Drachten
in Gemeente Smallingerland of Provincie Friesland, Netherlands

Noteable things around
Location Summary
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: 06:03 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
Current travel safety evaluation for Netherlands in Western Europe

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

Discover Folgeren

The district Folgeren of Drachten in Gemeente Smallingerland (Provincie Friesland) is a district in Netherlands about 72 mi north-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital city.

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: Kollum, Dokkum, Grou, Wolvega 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

Address
3,8 mi
Van Harinxmaweg 10
9244 CJ Beetsterzwaag
Netherlands

Time Information

Checkout: 11:30 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Van der Valk Drachten

Address
1,4 mi
Lavendelheide 4
9202 PD Drachten
Netherlands

Time Information

Checkout: 00:00 - Checkin: 00:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Drachten Friesland: Laudy luidklokken begraafplaats (PLENUM) (Better sound quality)

Published: December 11, 2010
Length: 58:14 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: DennisWubs

Drachten Friesland: Laudy luidklokken begraafplaats (PLENUM) (Better sound quality) http://www.youtube.com/denniswubs https://www.facebook.com/dennis.wubs ...


2 gewonden bij brand Drachten

Published: November 12, 2014
Length: 50:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sicco Riedstra

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.


GPTV: Vakantiebestemming bereikt: Drachten on the Beach!

Published: July 21, 2014
Length: 50:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: GPTV

Tot 10 augustus is Drachten het mediterrane hart van het noorden. Je kunt er wekenlang volop zwemmen, zonnen, sporten, feesten, eten en drinken. Of gewoon helemaal niks doen, want het is ...


Amy Graham wint GP Drachten

Published: January 14, 2013
Length: 07:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Omrop Fryslân

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

Published: February 04, 2015
Length: 14:51 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Leeuwarder Courant

Sneeuw gladheid Wâldwei Drachten.


GPTV: Sluiting cellencomplex Drachten

Published: December 17, 2014
Length: 01:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: GPTV

Het hypermoderne cellencomplex in Drachten moet per 1 april 2015 sluiten. 8 Jaar geleden is de locatie voor 8 miljoen euro opgeleverd, In de Noordelijke plannen van de Nationale Politie is...


Drachten Friesland: Laudy kerkklokken op begraafplaats de Waldhof (Plenum) (HD & High Sound Quality)

Published: March 17, 2011
Length: 21:41 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: DennisWubs

Drachten Friesland: Laudy kerkklokken op begraafplaats de Waldhof (Plenum) (HD & High Sound Quality) http://www.youtube.com/denniswubs https://www.facebook.com/dennis.wubs ...


Starthandeling Drachtstervaart Drachten (HD)

Published: October 17, 2012
Length: 49:13 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: GemSmallingerland

Deze video is in HD. Klik op het wieltje onderin het scherm om de kwaliteit te wijzigen - Maandag 15 oktober 2012 is het officiële startsein gegeven voor het uitgraven van de Drachtstervaart....


Drachten Friesland: Klokken op begraafplaats de Waldhof (Plenum)

Published: November 22, 2014
Length: 26:01 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: DennisWubs

Drachten Friesland: Klokken op begraafplaats de Waldhof (Plenum) für mehr Glockenvideos sehe: http://bit.ly/1b0l3nU http://www.youtube.com/denniswubs https://www.facebook.com/dennis.wubs...


UK SUBS - RIOT & STRANGLEHOLD @ POPPODIUM IDUNA, DRACHTEN

Published: March 12, 2013
Length: 42:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Poppodium Iduna

08.03.13: UK SUBS + TV SMITH + INTOXICATION @ Poppodium Iduna, Drachten.


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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.

Located at 53.1, 6.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Municipalities of Friesland

Drachten

Drachten iss|Dutch]] town, located in the municipality of Smallingerland in the province of Friesland.

Located at 53.1, 6.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

Drogeham

Drogeham is a small town of about 1,600 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in a rural area of the municipality of Achtkarspelen. Agriculture still plays an important part in the town, but small-scale industry is on the increase. Many people have their jobs in nearby larger towns like Drachten, Surhuisterveen, and Leeuwarden. The most common language is still West Frisian although there are more and more people coming to Drogeham who have Dutch as their mother-language.

Located at 53.2, 6.11667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Achtkarspelen, Populated places in Friesland

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".

Located at 53.1667, 6.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Achtkarspelen, Populated places in 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.

Located at 53.1331, 6.05639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

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.

Located at 53.0578, 6.09083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Friesland, Hotels in the Netherlands

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.

Located at 53.1181, 6.12917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in the Netherlands, Buildings and structures in Friesland

Eastermar

Eastermar is a small village in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1,600 citizens (2008).

Located at 53.1747, 6.05861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland, Tytsjerksteradiel

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.

Located at 53.0611, 6.0775 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

Olterterp

Olterterp is a village consisting of about 90 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands.

Located at 53.0664, 6.10361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

It Heechsân

It Heechsân is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands.

Located at 53.1864, 6.05139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tytsjerksteradiel, Populated places in Friesland

Skûlenboarch

Skûlenboarch is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. The hamlet lies south of Jistrum, every house north of Princess Margriet Canal falls officially under Jistrum. The houses south of the canal are officially part of Eastermar. A bridge connects the two halves of Skûlenboarch with each other. The Joost Wiersmawei(road) connects the hamlet with Jistrum and a cycling path connects the yacht harbour with Skûlenboarch.

Located at 53.201, 6.068 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tytsjerksteradiel, Populated places in Friesland

It Wytfean

It Wytfean is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands.

Located at 53.1683, 6.10139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tytsjerksteradiel, Populated places in Friesland

Boornbergum

Boornbergum is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1350 citizens (2004).

Located at 53.0839, 6.04556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

De Tike

De Tike is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 350 citizens (2004).

Located at 53.1519, 6.03694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

Drachtstercompagnie

Drachtstercompagnie is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1200 citizens (2006).

Located at 53.1333, 6.13333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

De Wilgen

De Wilgen is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 850 citizens (2004).

Located at 53.1, 6.03333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

Smalle Ee

Smalle Ee is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 50 inhabitants (2004).

Located at 53.1039, 6.02222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

Rottevalle

Rottevalle is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1320 citizens (2004).

Located at 53.1453, 6.10361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

Houtigehage

Houtigehage is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 940 citizens (2004).

Located at 53.1539, 6.14472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

Kortehemmen

Kortehemmen is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 190 citizens (2004).

Located at 53.0769, 6.0725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

Nijega

Nijega is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 516 citizens (2004).

Located at 53.1403, 6.02444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Friesland

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.

Located at 53.1853, 6.0703 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tytsjerksteradiel, Churches in Friesland, Rijksmonuments in Friesland, Romanesque architecture in the Netherlands

Protestant church of Drogeham

The Protestant church of Drogeham or Saint Nicholas church is a church in Drogeham, Netherlands. The current church was built in 1876 on the site of an older church build in the 13th century. The church is built against the 13th century tower of the old church and on top of the tower it is a gable roof. The old church was a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Nicholas but became a Protestant church after the Protestant Reformation. The church located on Tsjerkebuorren 4.

Located at 53.2023, 6.1101 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Achtkarspelen, Churches in Friesland, Rijksmonuments in Friesland

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.

Located at 53.1034, 6.09829 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Restaurants in the Netherlands, Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the Netherlands

Districts of the same city

These districts also belong to Drachten.

Popular in vicinity

These 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 Folgeren