Allingawier is a small village in

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municipality in the

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province of

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. It is about 7 km southwest of the city of

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. Allingawier is a ''

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'' village, on an artificial dwelling mound. It had a population of around 80 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned around 1275 as Alingwere, and means "settlement of the people of Ale (person)". Allingawier was a ''

'' (artificial living hill) village which was located on a ridge between lakes and pools. It was originally a fishing village. Allingawiere already had a church before 1000. In 1634, the church was replaced by a chapel with a new tower. In 1839, after the Doleantie (schism in the Dutch Reformed Church), the Reformed community built a little church which now serves as visitor centre for the Aldfaers Erf Route. Allingawier was home to 114 people in 1840. Between 1876 and 1879, the lakes Makkumermeer and Parregastermeer were poldered, and a canal was dug from Makkum to

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. In 1973, the Allinga State was built to resemble a 16th century ''

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'' (manor house) with a tower with bells. It was in use as a

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, but in 2021, it was for sale. The estate was named after a 14th century ''stins'' located a ''terp'' which was replaced in 1873 by a farm and a workman's house. Before 2011, the village was part of the

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municipality.

Gallery

File:Expositiekerk Allingawier.jpg, Church of Allingawier File:20190821 smederij Allingawier.jpg, Former forge File:Allingastate.jpg, Mansion Allingastate File:Allingawier een museumdorp in Friesland.jpg, Canal view

References

{{Authority control Súdwest-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland