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Workum
City in Friesland, Netherlands

Workum

Workum is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands.

Plan a trip to Workum→From Groningen

It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.

Get in

Getting to Workum

Like other cities with a similar fate as Workum such as Stavoren, which once used to be a rich Hanseatic city, Workum does not have a direct connection to a highway. Instead, take the A7 in the direction of Sneek. When coming from the Afsluitdijk, leave the A7 at Bolsward, shortly before Sneek. When coming from the south or east, i.e. not using the Afsluitdijk, use the A6 or A32 to connect to the A7.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Jopie Huisman Museum

    Noard 6, 8711 AH, info@jopiehuismanmuseum.nl.

  2. 02
    Grote- of St Gertrudiskerk

    Merk 5, 8711 CL.

  3. 03
    Museum Warkums Erfskip

    Merk 4, 8711 CL, warkumserfskip@hetnet.nl.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Hotel Restaurant de Gulden Leeuw

    Merk 2, 8711 CL,.

How locals move

Getting around Workum the local way

  • Go nextThe old harbour town of Harlingen is 30 minutes away, and is also the ferry terminal for services to the Wadden islands of Vlieland and Terschelling.

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

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