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296  NOR THERN AND EASTERN NE THERLANDS

Exploring Friesland

Friesland is famous for its vast meadows and its distinctive
farmhouses of the kop-hals-romp and stelp types. It also
boasts a varied landscape. In the southwest are the popular Lauwersoog
Friese meren (Frisian lakes), while the north is typified by Anjum
undulating dykes, terp villages and church steeples with Holwerd Lauwers
pitched roofs. Gaasterland in the south has rolling woodlands Meer
and cliffs, whereas the Friese wouden (Frisian woods) in the The sea dyke at Wierum Ferwerd
province’s southeastern corner, with their forests, heathland DOKKUM
and drifting sands, are more reminiscent of Drenthe.

St. Annaparochie Damwoude Kollum
Sights at a Glance Stiens Dokkumer Ee
1 Leeuwarden Buitenpost
2 Dokkum Veenwouden
3 Franeker Sexbierum Menaldum
4 Harlingen
5 Bolsward LEEUWARDEN Bergumer-
6 Workum FRANEKER Dronrijp Bergum Meer
7 Hindeloopen HARLINGEN Surhuisterveen
8 Gaasterland
9 Sloten
0 Sneek Prinses Margriet Ka naal Earnewâld
q Thialfstadion Wieuwerd OUDE VENEN
w Oude Venen Wommels Drachten
e Beetsterzwaag
r Appelscha FRIESLAND
Grou
Makkum BOLSWARD BEETSTERZWAAG

SNEEK Akkrum
Donkerbroek
Gorredijk
Oosterwolde
WORKUM Joure
APPELSCHA
Fluessen THIALFSTADION Oldeberkoop
HINDELOOPEN Heerenveen
Koudum Sloter
Meer
The Noorderhaven in Harlingen Balk SLOTEN
Stavoren Tjeukemeer Wolvega Noordwolde
GAASTERLAND
Rijsterbos
Getting Around
Oudemirdum Lemmer
Friesland is convenient and easy to get to.
It is crossed by the A7 (east–west) and the
A32 (north–south) motorways. Rail and
bus links are unproblematic. Most of the
larger villages and towns have a railway
station; those which don’t can be reached
by bus. From Harlingen, Holwerd or
Lauwersoog, the islands are only a short
boat ride away. The province also has a
good network of minor roads, walking
routes and cycle tracks.
Gabled houses along Het Diep in Sloten
For map symbols see back flap

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Date 5th December 2012
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