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The ir. D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station is a pumping station in the Netherlands, and the largest still operational steam-powered pumping station in the world. On October 7, 1920 Queen Wilhelmina opened the pumping station. It was built to pump excess water out of Friesland, a province in the north of the Netherlands. In 1967 the 47 years old coal furnaces were converted to run on heavy fuel oil. It has a pumping capacity of 4,000 m3/min.

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Lemmer Beach

Lemmer Beach

1.25km from Wouda pumping station

A beautiful beach located in the lakeside resort of Lemmer is on the east shore of Lake IJsselmeer. Amenities at the beach include play structures for kids, public toilets and free parking. Bikes can be hired in the town. swimming is allowed here and also wind surfing. unfortunately sailing and surfing are not permitted.

Slotermeer

Slotermeer

8.73km from Wouda pumping station

The Slotermeer is a lake in the southwest of the province of Friesland . The lake is sometimes only 1.20 meters deep outside the navigation channels. On the eastern side next to the fairway, the water depth is approximately 1 meter. The lake is often a bottleneck in the route: it freezes over relatively late and both cloning and ice transfer are impossible. One must therefore wait until the ice has grown naturally.

Vakantiepark Eigen Wijze (Bant)

Vakantiepark Eigen Wijze (Bant)

9.05km from Wouda pumping station

A group outing at a holiday park; this often means that you are sitting in the living room of one of the houses with far too many people to drink a cup of coffee together. Fortunately, this is not necessary at Holiday Park Eigen Wijze.The barns of this former farm have been converted into cozy group rooms with private toilets, terrace, dining tables, cozy seating areas and complete kitchens. Each group has exclusive access to such a beautiful space.

De Hege Gerzen

De Hege Gerzen

9.16km from Wouda pumping station

De Hege Gerzen is a site for day recreation on the Liemerige Wei near Aldemardum . At the beach on the IJsselmeer is a pavilion. There is also a mini golf course and a field for volleyball and badminton .

Sybrandy's Speelpark

Sybrandy's Speelpark

9.16km from Wouda pumping station

Sybrandy's Speelpark is a small-scale amusement park southwest of Oudemirdum in southwest Friesland on the IJsselmeer coast. The park is mainly aimed at children between 3 and 13 years old and consists of a large playground with various attractions. For that reason, the park is also called a playground amusement park . Despite its small size, Sybrandy's Speelpark is still considered one of the larger attractions in Friesland. This is partly due to the large reach of Friesland.

Tsjûkemar

Tsjûkemar

9.29km from Wouda pumping station

The Tjeukemeer is the largest inland waterway of the Dutch province of Friesland . It is located in the Zuidwesthoek in the municipality of De Friese Meren , on the border of the former municipalities of Lemsterland and Skarsterlân .It used to be just a shallow lake with no special tourist attractions. In 1957 several provinces began to cooperate under the name of Marrekrite with the aim of developing the area for tourism. Shoals were eliminated, and in 2000 two artificial islands were created.

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Friesland

Friesland

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Friesland is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. Friesland is a unique region of the country as its locals speak their own language known as Frisian. The province is primarily an agricultural region and is the birthplace of the Frisian Cattle and black Frisian horse. Aside from agriculture, tourism plays a major role in the province’s economy.

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