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The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Friesland, Netherlands · Europe
Burgum sits on the route: 5 minutes from Hurdegaryp, 45km from Afsluitdijk.
Burgum is a town located in Friesland, Netherlands. With a population of 9,720, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Burgum sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Burgum to your route.
Burgum is the largest and administrative town of the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, in the Dutch province of Friesland. It had a population of 10,058 inhabitants in January 2017.
On 1 January 1989 the official name of the village was changed from Bergum to Burgum. This was done to match the Frisian name of theRead more
village. Bergum is the current name in Dutch.
The name Burgum is suggestive of an area of higher altitude than the surrounding area. The province of Friesland is bordered in the north by the Wadden Sea. In ancient and medieval times, habitation in Friesland occurred only in those areas which were elevated above sea level (for example in Burgum) or on artificially built mounds known as terp, weird or ward. These mounds were areas of refuge in times of flooding. The artificial mounds became redundant after the building of the dykes on the border of the Wadden Sea. Habitation of this area goes back to the Stone Age.
Main things to see in Burgum are the Town Hall and the Krústsjerke (Cross Church) which is the remainder of a convent burned in the Eighty Years' War. Friesland is renowned for its many lakes and canals. One of these lakes is found nearby the village of Burgum and it is called the Burgumer Mar. Another object of interest is the so-called Poppestien. A large stone deposited in this area during the last ice age (11,000 BC). In ancient times this stone was used in fertility rituals.
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Burgum is located in Friesland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 53.1924 latitude, 5.9901 longitude.
Burgum has a population of approximately 9,720 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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51 km · about 60 min drive
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