Wijckel
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Wijckel () is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 645 in 2017.
Key facts
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- Wijckel
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- Wikel
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- Village
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- Wijkcel met de stoere kerktoren..jpg
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- Wijckel church
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- Wijckel vlag.svg
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- Wikel wapen.svg
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- Map NL Gaasterlân Sleat Wikel.png
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- Location in the former Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality
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- Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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- right
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- 250
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- Location in the Netherlands
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- Friesland
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- Municipality
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- De Fryske Marren
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Wijkcel met de stoere kerktoren..jpg
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- Wijckel
- postal code
- 8563
- P8168
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Wijckel () is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 645 in 2017.
==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Wicle. The etymology is unclear. Wijckel is a spread out village along the roads. The Dutch Reformed Church has a 15th-century tower which has been enlarged in 1821. In 1671, a new church has been adjacent to the tower. In 1840, Wijckel was home to 470 people. In 1975, the tjasker Zandpoel was built.
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