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Briltil
Village in Groningen, Netherlands

Briltil

Briltil is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, founded around 1600.

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The name of the village comes from a drawbridge over the Hoendiep to the region of the Bril northwest of the bridge. As of 2021, Briltil had a population of 490. Since about 2004, the village has consisted of a new housing estate on the east side of the Hoendiep and a small number of historic buildings and a marina on the west side. The village of Zuidhorn is right next to Briltil.

How locals move

Getting around Briltil the local way

  • Go nextCatch a bus to Lauwersoog, only to hop on a ferry to the island Schiermonnikoog.

From Wikivoyage: Groningen, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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