Aldeboarn () is a village in
Heerenveen
Heerenveen (, ) is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the m ...
in the province of
Friesland
Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...
, the
Netherlands
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. It had a population of around 1545 in January 2017. Aldeboarn has an iconic church tower.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1243 as "jn Bornde". "Boarn" is a river name which means
bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital m ...
. Alde (old) is usually added to distinguish from another village perhaps . Aldeboard developed in the 11th or 12th century along the Boorne river as an elongated ''
terp
A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and ...
'' (artificial living mound) village. It became a trading place, and developed into a regional centre.
Aldeboarn used to have a medieval church.
In 1723, the tower was struck by lightning. In 1737, the iconic tower of the Doelhof Church was finished. It is a slender tower with crown consisting of a three-story wooden lantern with one closed and two open pavillons. The tower is leaning slightly and has a displacement of . In 1753, a new church was added to the tower.
The weigh house is a corner building from 1736 and houses the local museum.
In 1840, Aldeboard was home to 1,485 people.
Before 2014, Aldeboarn was part of the
Boarnsterhim
Boarnsterhim (; ) was a municipality in the northern Netherlands. On 1 January 2014, the municipality was dissolved and its territory was split between four other municipalities: De Friese Meren, which was established that day, Leeuwarden, Heeren ...
municipality and before 1984 it was part of
Utingeradeel.
People
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Makke Groen, speed skater
kortebaanschaatsen
Gallery
File:Oldeborn, kerk foto3 2007-10-14 15.43.JPG, Tower of the Doelhof Church
File:20181005 De Tuorkemjitter (torenmeter) door Zweitse van der Wal in Aldeboarn.jpg, Art in Aldeboard
File:Waag Oldeboorn 06.JPG, Weigh house
File:Oldeboorn met Andringastate en kerk.jpg, Drawing of Aldeboard (1808)
File:Geluid van de kerkklok van Aldeboarn - Church bell ringing in Aldeboarn, the Netherlands, 4 June 2022.oga, Church bell ringing in Aldeboarn, June 2022
References
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Heerenveen
Populated places in Friesland