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Haulerwijk

Friesland, Netherlands · Europe

About Haulerwijk

Haulerwijk is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Bakkeveen, 34km from Hunebedcentrum.

Haulerwijk is a town located in Friesland, Netherlands. With a population of 2,935, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Haulerwijk 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 Haulerwijk to your route.

About Haulerwijk

Haulerwijk (West Frisian: Haulerwyk) is a village in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2017, it had a population of around 3,300. The village was first mentioned in 1844 as Haulerwijk, and means "canal of Haule". Haulerwijk started as a peat colony of the Drachtster

Read more Company along the Haulerwijkstervaart which was dug 1756. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1852. In 1840, Haulerwijk was home to 69 people.

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Where is Haulerwijk located?

Haulerwijk is located in Friesland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 53.0647 latitude, 6.3345 longitude.

What is the population of Haulerwijk?

Haulerwijk has a population of approximately 2,935 people, making it a town in Netherlands.

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Quick Information

Population
2,935
Continent
Europe
Country
Netherlands
Region
Friesland
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
53.0647, 6.3345

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Netherlands

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Non-emergency police
0900-8844
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from Haulerwijk

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

racetrack

TT Circuit Assen

The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.

17 km · about 20 min drive

ancient ruins

Hunebedcentrum

Museum in Borger beside D27, the largest of the Netherlands' 5,000-year-old hunebed dolmens: 22-metre granite burial chambers older than Stonehenge, scattered along the Drenthe hondsrug ridge.

34 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Giethoorn

Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.

40 km · about 45 min drive

photogenic

Fort Bourtange

1593 star fortress village in remote Groningen restored to its 1742 form: a living five-pointed star of moats, bastions and wooden drawbridges with a cobbled marketplace at its heart, most striking from the ramparts or the air.

58 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Haulerwijk

  • 66 kmAfsluitdijkA 32km causeway sealing off the Zuiderzee, this dead-straight engineering marvel is one of Europe's great driving roads.

Driving in Netherlands

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€2.04/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Haulerwijk.

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🇳🇱 Netherlands

5 km awayPop. 1,450

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8 km awayPop. 3,290

Nieuw-Roden

🇳🇱 Netherlands

9 km awayPop. 1,300

Oosterwolde

🇳🇱 Netherlands

9 km awayPop. 9,245

Wijnjewoude

🇳🇱 Netherlands

9 km awayPop. 1,245

Roden

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10 km awayPop. 7,030

Marum

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10 km awayPop. 5,170

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