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| Dokkum | ||
| province | Fryslân | |
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| Residents | 12.365 (2013) | |
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| Tourist info web | www.vvvlauwersland.nl | |
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Dokkum is a city in Fryslân and seat of the municipality of Dongeradeel. It is one of the eleven Frisian cities with a historic city center.
background
Dokkum received city rights in 1298, but had already become known in connection with the murder of St. Boniface on June 5, 754 or 755. The city later grew into an important trading center and became the seat of the Admiralty. After this moved to Harlingen in 1645, calm returned to the city and agriculture became the most important source of income. In addition, the coast was pushed further and further north and the city could only be reached by a canal from the sea.
getting there
By plane
The nearest major airport is in Groningen. Further away there is with the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the most important airport in the Netherlands.
By train
To Leeuwarden by train, from there by bus.
By bus
There is a long-distance bus line from Leeuwarden to Dokkum.
In the street
Via the A32 motorway from the south or the A31 from the west Leeuwarden, from there via national road 355 and then N361 to Dokkum.
By boat
The city can be easily reached with your own (chartered) boat via canals.
By bicycle
About the international North Sea Cycle Route (in the Netherlands: Waddenzee route) both from the west and east to Holwerd, from there via the following junctions: 19, 26, 27, 29, 79, 30.
mobility
You can park for free in the city center until 11 a.m. every day. Otherwise, the parking garages around the city center are free.
Tourist Attractions
- Pilgrimage Church. In memory of the murder of St. Boniface, whose skull is said to still be in the altar. The corpse lies in the Hessian Fulda.
- Admiralty House. The Royal Admiralty of Friesland was based in this house on the canal for 6 years, until it moved closer to the sea again. The reason for the increasing distance was the silting up of the canals.
- Fortress wall bulwarks
activities
shop
Most shops in the city center are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and a few from 9 a.m. The Jumbo in the northern part of the city is reminiscent of German wholesale markets à la Real.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
trips
- The offshore Wadden Sea island Ameland offers a stay of one or more days and can be accessed by car. Ferries leave from Holwerd.
literature
Web links
http://www.dokkum.nl/ - Official website of Dokkum
