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Winsum

Groningen, Netherlands · Europe

About Winsum

Winsum sits on the route: 5 minutes from Baflo, 48km from Hunebedcentrum.

Winsum is a town located in Groningen, Netherlands. With a population of 1,365, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Winsum 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 Winsum to your route.

About Winsum

Winsum (Dutch: [ˈʋɪnsʏm] ; Gronings: Wìnzum [ˈʋɪ̃ːzəm]) is a town and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 the municipality merged with the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne and Eemsmond to form the new municipality Het Hogeland. The town of Winsum was officially established in 1057

Read more as the fusion of three historic villages: Obergum (North), Winsum (center) and Bellingeweer (South). The majority of the town's 8,000 inhabitants commute to the nearby city Groningen. The town boasts two traditional Dutch wind mills, two historic churches, two canals, and one of the Netherlands' oldest taverns. The two mills, "De Ster" ("The Star") and "De Vriendschap" ("The Friendship") were built in 1851 and 1801 respectively. The building that the tavern "De Gouden Karper" ("The Golden Carp") now occupies has been in use as a tavern since the 16th century, and is the oldest (unverified) in the Netherlands.

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Where is Winsum located?

Winsum is located in Groningen, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 53.3300 latitude, 6.5208 longitude.

What is the population of Winsum?

Winsum has a population of approximately 1,365 people, making it a town in Netherlands.

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Quick Information

Population
1,365
Continent
Europe
Country
Netherlands
Region
Groningen
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
53.3300, 6.5208

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Netherlands

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

Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.

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Worth the detour from Winsum

3 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.

41 km · about 45 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.

48 km · about 55 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.

57 km · about 65 min drive

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 Winsum.

Obergum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

0 km awayPop. 1,675

Baflo

🇳🇱 Netherlands

4 km awayPop. 1,730

Eenrum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

6 km awayPop. 1,365

Bedum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

6 km awayPop. 7,765

Warffum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

7 km awayPop. 1,950

Middelstum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

8 km awayPop. 2,105

Oldehove

🇳🇱 Netherlands

9 km awayPop. 1,330

Aduard

🇳🇱 Netherlands

9 km awayPop. 2,030

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