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Archaeological site · Westerkwartier · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Archaeological site Voormalige locatie Huis Bijma in Westerkwartier

Voormalige locatie Huis Bijma is an archaeological site in Westerkwartier, Groningen. This place has a story in the app. Within 60 m you'll find a bench.

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The story

Story · Voormalige locatie Huis Bijma

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You're standing at the site of Huis Bijma, also known as Huis te Faan. This was a borg, the Groningen word for a noble house. It stood just south of the little village of Faan, in the Westerkwartier area. Nothing is left of the house itself: it was pulled down in 1860.

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Photos

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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