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Ruigahuizen

Ruigahuizen
Rûgehuzen
Village
Ruigahuizen wooden bell tower
Ruigahuizen wooden bell tower
Location in the former Gaasterlân Sleat municipality
Location in the former Gaasterlân Sleat municipality
Ruigahuizen is located in Netherlands
Ruigahuizen
Ruigahuizen
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 52°53′4″N 5°33′54″E / 52.88444°N 5.56500°E / 52.88444; 5.56500
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Municipality De Fryske Marren De Fryske Marren
Population (2017)
 • Total 120
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8564
Telephone area 0514

Ruigahuizen (West Frisian: Rûgehuzen) is a small village in De Friese Meren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, south-west of Balk. It had a population of around 120 in 2017.

One of Frieslands' wooden bell towers is at the cemetery. On a farmyard at the Rûchsterwei There is an American wind engine on the farmyard at the Rûchsterwei.

Before 2014, Ruigahuizen was part of the Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality and before 1984 it was part of Gaasterland.


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