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Ritsumasyl

Frieslandvillage

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Coordinates53.20°, 5.74°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Friesland, Netherlands, Ritsumasyl is recorded in open geodata as a village. Its coordinates of 53.199°, 5.739° place it in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,087 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 43% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
53.1993
Longitude
5.7385
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
807,579
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    24,452
  • Nathusius's Bat
    Pipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) · Mammalia
    9,545
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,834
  • Small Tortoiseshell
    Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    6,902
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,782
  • Noctule Bat
    Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    6,502
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,352
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,344

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2025-11-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Jacob Algera
Jacob Algera
Dutch politician (1902-1966)
Hanso Idzerda
Hanso Idzerda
Dutch radio host (1885–1944)
Sietze de Groot
Sietze de Groot
Dutch speed skater
S
Sytse Dekama
politician
Rein Jonker
Rein Jonker
Dutch speed skater
G
Gale Hania
Potestaat of Friesland
Pit van Loo
Pit van Loo
Dutch architect and painter (1905-1991)
D
Doede Keuning
Dutch university teacher
A
Adam van der Woude
Dutch theologian (1927–2000)
Piet van der Hem
Piet van der Hem
Dutch visual artist and graphic designer (1885-1961)
Hessel Rienks
Hessel Rienks
Dutch politician (1932-2014)
Nynke Laverman
Nynke Laverman
Dutch actress
Jouwert Witteveen
Jouwert Witteveen
Dutch military personnel (1850-1928)
A
Alle Smeding
Dutch poet (1820-1902)
B
Baukje Wytsma
Dutch writer and poet (1946-2022)
D
Dirk Talsma

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Friesland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.98
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,087

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org