Is Burgum safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Burgum safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Burgum scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Netherlands Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Burgum scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Netherlands (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Burgum: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (41/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 53.1922° N, 5.9942° E place Burgum within Fryslân at an elevation of 3 meters. Heading to Amsterdam: 117.4 km SW.
Fryslân
53.1922° N, 5.9942° E
3 m
Europe/Amsterdam
10,058
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Netherlands
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Netherlands travel advice & laws.
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