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Kollumerland
Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland (; fy, en Nijkrúslân), officially abbreviated as Kollumerland c.a., is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Ferwerderadiel to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân. Population centres Augsbuurt, Burum, Kollum, Kollumerpomp, Kollumerzwaag, Munnekezijl, Oudwoude, Triemen, Veenklooster, Warfstermolen, Westergeest and Zwagerbosch. Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland has a population of 12,775 (1 April 2016, source: CBS). Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, June 2015.'' Government The Burum community houses the satellite ground station of the ''Nationale SIGINT Organisatie''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollum
Kollum (Low Saxon: ''Kölm'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 5529 in January 2017. There is a restored windmill, ''Tochmaland'' in the village. History The village was first mentioned between 822 and 825 as Colleheim, and means settlement of Kolle (person). Kollum originates from the early middle ages. During the 11th and 12th century, the peat was excavated in the region, and a settlement appeared on the Dwarsried, a former river leading to the Wadden Sea. During the 17th and 18th century, Kollum became a centre for trade and shipping. The tower church of the Dutch Reformed dates from the 13th century and was enlarged during the 15th century. In 1661, it was hit by lightning, and a new spire constructed. The nave of the church dates from around 1100. The former courthouse dates from the 16th century. It was in service as courthouse between 1609 tot 1895. The former weigh house dates f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollumerzwaag
Kollumersweach (Low Saxon: ''Kölmerswoag'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,992 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality. History The village was first mentioned in 1444 as Zwaech, and means (cattle) pasture belonging to Kollum. Kollumersweach developed on a clay ridge from which the heath was cultivated during the 11th and 12th century. It developed into a linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical r .... Originally there were two hamlets: Zwagerveen and Zandbulten. In 1971, they were merged and renamed to Kollumerzwaag. In 2023, the spelling was changed to Kollumersweach. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warfstermolen
Warfstermolen ( fry, Warfstermûne) (Low Saxon: ''Warfstermeul'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 203 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality. History The village was first mentioned in 1574 "wyntmolen staende op de dyk by de Warff", and means "windmill near the settlement on the dike". The dike was built around 1315, and Warfstermolen is a linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical r ... along the dike. In 1840, Warfstermolen was home to 115 people. Gallery File:Warfstermolen - Gruytsweg 2.jpg, Street view File:Warfstermolen - Gruytsweg.jpg, Street view File:Warfstermolen - Gruytsweg (2).jpg, Farms in Warfsterm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triemen
De Trieme (Low Saxon: ''De Triem'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 318 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality. The village was first mentioned in 1467 as Trema, and means beam bridge Beam bridges are the simplest structural forms for bridge spans supported by an abutment or pier at each end. No moments are transferred throughout the support, hence their structural type is known as '' simply supported''. The simplest beam .... In 1840, De Trieme was home to 294 people. Gallery File:Triemen..jpg, De Trieme File:Exterieur VOORGEVEL - Triemen - 20277373 - RCE.jpg, Farm in De Trieme References External links Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westergeest
Westergeast (Low Saxon: ''Westergaist'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It has a population of around 621 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality. History The village was first mentioned around 1333 as Ghaest. It is located on a slight hill ('' geast''). The village uses west to distinguish with . The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1200. In 1807, the tower was lowered. The church was restored between 1954 and 1957. Some of the stones from the tower were reused in a little ''woudhuisje'' (forest house) next to the church. The little house was demolished in 2018. In 1840, it was home to 263 people. There is a restored windmill north of the village, De Beintemapoldermolen. It is a polder mill built in 1870. In 1950, a pumping station Pumping stations, also called pumphouses in situations such as well drilling, drilled wells and drinking water, are facilities conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munnekezijl
Munnekezijl ( fry, Muntsjesyl; gos, Muntjesiel) is the easternmost village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 488 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality. There is a windmill in the village, the Munnekezijlstermolen. History The village was first mentioned in 1510 as Monicken nyem szyl, and means "sluice of the monks" which is referenced to the monastery of Gerkesklooster who built a sluice at the location around 1450. In 1476, the sluice was damaged by the citizens of Achtkarspelen. In 1539, the sluice was moved further to the east, and in 1585, a sconce was built near the sluice. The current sluice dates from 1741. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1899 to replace its 17th century predecessor. In 1840, Munnekezijl was home to 333 people. The grist mill Munnekezijlstermolen dates from 1856. It was restored between 1970 and 1971, and as of 2017, in service again. Galler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zwagerbosch
Sweagerbosk ( Low Saxon: ''Swoagerbosk'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 638 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality. Its people speak a dialect of the standard Wood Frisian: Westereendersk dialect. The village was first mentioned in 1861 as het Bosch, and means forest belonging to Kollumersweach. Settlement started in the 18th century. The region around Sweagerbosk consisted mainly of heath A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a cooler .... In 1940, it was officially listed as a village. References External links Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollumerpomp
Kollumerpomp (Low Saxon and West Frisian: ''De Pomp'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 478 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality. There is a restored windmill in the village ''De Westermolen''. History The village was first mentioned in 1786 as de Pomp, and means "drainage canal of Kollum, and with was dug around 1534 to the sea dike to ''polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed # Flood plain ...'' the Pompster Ryd. The Reformed church was built in 1906. In 1840, Kollumerpomp was home to 75 people. The polder mill ''De Westermolen'' was built in 1845. In 1959, a storm caused a broken stock. The owner wanted to demolish it, but no permission wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veenklooster
Feankleaster is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 97 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality. History The village was first mentioned in 1446 as "da conuent to Faen", and means monastery on the moorland. Feankleaster started as a peat excavation settlement in the 11th or 12th century and developed along the intersection of the road from Kollum to Kollumersweach and Twijzel. Before 1287, the monastery Olijfberg was founded on the ''brink'' (communal pasture) in the village as an outpost of the Premonstratensian monastery of Aldwâld. Olijfberg was abandoned in 1579, and the estate Fogelsangh State was built in its place in 1646. The estate remains private property and is nowadays owned by Kyra Livia, Baroness . The estate was restored between 1971 and 1972, and houses an annex of the Fries Museum. In 1840, Feankleaster was hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongeradeel
Dongeradeel (; fy, Dongeradiel ) is a former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northern Netherlands. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân. History Dongeradeel was created in 1984 from the merging of the old municipalities Westdongeradeel, Oostdongeradeel, and Dokkum. Population centres Aalsum (Friesland), Aalsum, Anjum, Bornwird, Brantgum, Dokkum, Ee, Dongeradeel, Ee, Engwierum, Foudgum, Hantum, Hantumeruitburen, Hantumhuizen, Hiaure, Holwerd, Jouswier, Lioessens, Metslawier, Moddergat, Morra, Dongeradeel, Morra, Nes, Dongeradeel, Nes, Niawier, Oosternijkerk, Oostmahorn, Oostrum, Paesens, Raard, Ternaard, Waaxens, Wetsens, Wierum. Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Dongeradeel, June 2015.'' Notable people * Ritske Jelmera (1383 in Ternaard - 1450) a Frisian chieftain who ruled the island of Ameland * Johannes Phocylides H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noardeast-Fryslân
Noardeast-Fryslân is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2019 and consists of the former municipalities of Dongeradeel, Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, all three of which dissolved on the same day. The municipality is located in the province of Friesland on the Wadden Sea coast, in the north of the Netherlands. Noardeast-Fryslân is bordered by the municipalities of Waadhoeke, Ameland, Schiermonnikoog, Leeuwarden, Dantumadiel and the province of Groningen. The population in January 2019 was 45,181. It is Friesland's seventh-most populous municipality. The largest population centre (2018 population, 12,576) is Dokkum. The residents speak West Frisian, a Dutch Low Saxon dialect or Dutch. Part of the municipality are the Engelsmanplaat sandbank and most of the Rif sandbank (which is shared with Schiermonnikoog for a small part). Etymology The municipality is a part or corner in the northeast ( fry, noardeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augsbuurt
Augsbuurt or Lutjewoude ( fry, Lytsewâld) (Low Saxon: ''Lutjewolde'') is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân, about 1 km southeast of the town of Kollum Kollum ( Low Saxon: ''Kölm'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 5529 in January 2017. There is a restored windmill, ''Tochmaland'' in the village. History Th .... Augsbuurt had about 70 inhabitants in January 2017. History It was first mentioned in the 15th century Aeltsbuur. The etymology is unclear, however Lutjewoude means "little forest". Augsbuurt had a chapel as early as 1347. In 1782, the current church built. In 1975 it was restored, and was in use by a music school and brass band until 2010, and nowadays it can be rented for weddings, funerals and family gatherings. In 1840, Augsbuurt was home to 165 people. In 2004 Provincial Atlas, it was named Augsbuurt-Lytse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
