Dokkum

E89981
city municipality

Dokkum is a historic fortified town in the northern Netherlands, known as one of the Frisian Eleven Cities and for its association with the martyrdom of Saint Boniface.

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
municipality →
administrativePredecessor former municipality of Dongeradeel →
areaCode 0519 →
climate temperate oceanic climate →
coordinateLatitude 53.322 →
coordinateLongitude 5.997 →
country Netherlands →
hasCharacteristic fortified town →
hasCityRightsSince 1298 →
hasCityStatus one of the oldest cities in Friesland →
hasCulturalHeritage Frisian culture →
hasEconomicActivity retail →
small-scale industry →
tourism →
hasEvent Elfstedentocht route →
hasHeritageStatus historic town →
hasHistoricEvent killing of Saint Boniface in 754 →
hasLandmark Dokkum windmills →
city ramparts →
historic city center →
hasMuseum Museum Dokkum →
hasPopulation approximately 13,000 →
hasReligiousSite Boniface Chapel →
Boniface Park →
hasTransport bus connections to Leeuwarden →
hasUrbanFeature harbor →
star-shaped fortifications →
hasWaterway canals →
isStopOn Elfstedentocht skating tour →
knownFor martyrdom of Saint Boniface →
languageUsed Dutch →
West Frisian →
locatedIn Friesland NERFINISHED →
Noardeast-Fryslân →
northern Netherlands →
locatedNear Wadden Sea →
namedAfter river Dokkumer Ee →
partOf Frisian Eleven Cities →
Noardeast-Fryslân municipality →
postalCode 9100–9105 →
religionHistorically Christianity →
timeZone Central European Summer Time →
Central European Time →
traversedBy Dokkumer Ee →

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Friesland → hasPart → Dokkum →