Buitenpost (''Bûtenpost'' in West Frisian) is a village in north-east

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

in the

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. It lies approximately halfway between the cities of

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of ...

(the capital of Friesland) and

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, in the northern part of the

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Achtkarspelen Achtkarspelen () is a municipality in Friesland in the northern Netherlands. History The name ''Achtkarspelen'', literally meaning "eight parishes", is derived from the original eight parishes within the '' grietenij'', namely: Augustinusga, Buit ...

. With 5,762 inhabitants, Buitenpost is the second largest settlement in the

. Buitenpost is home to the Netherlands' largest botanical herbal garden.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1388 as Post, and means outside bridge. Buiten (outside) was added to distinguish from the hamlet of . Buitenpost is a road village which developed along the main road from

, and became the capital of the ''grietenij'' (predecessor of a municipality) Achtkarspelen. The tower of the

Protestant church Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

was constructed around 1200 and enlarged in the 16th century. The church dates from the 15th century, but was damaged in a fire in 1594, and restored between 1611 and 1613. There were two ''

stins A stins (Dutch, pl. ''stinsen''; from West Frisian ''stienhûs'' utch ''steenhuis''"stone house", shortened to ''stins'', pl. ''stinzen'') is a former stronghold or villa in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Many stinsen carry the name ...

es'' (villas) near Buitenpost: Herbrandastate which was demolished in 1780 and Haersmastate which was demolished around 1910. In 1840, it was home to 882 people. In 1866,

Buitenpost railway station Buitenpost is a railway station located in Buitenpost, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 June 1866 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Leeuwarden and Groningen. The station is currently operated by Arriva. Tr ...

was opened in the village. Wind mill De Mûnts is a polder mill constructed in 1871. Its purpose was to remove the excess water from the low-lying ''

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 mill was located in , Groningen, and was needed for the construction of the . On 7 July 1952, it was scheduled for demolition, but was bought by Wolter Bakker and moved to Buitenpost to replace an engine powered pumping station.

Notable buildings

* The

Protestant church of Buitenpost The Protestant church of BuitenpostAlle middeleeuwse kerken: van Harlingen tot Wilhelmshaven, P Karstkarel, p. 71 is a medieval religious building in Buitenpost, Friesland, in the Netherlands. The late Gothic church with a quintuple closed c ...

Gallery

File:De Kruidhof Buitenpost rosarium.jpg,

Rosarium A rose garden or rosarium is a garden or park, often open to the public, used to present and grow various types of garden roses, and sometimes rose species. Most often it is a section of a larger garden. Designs vary tremendously and roses m ...

in the File:De Mûnts poldermolen.JPG,

De Mûnts, Buitenpost De Mûnts (English: '' The Monk'') is a smock mill in Buitenpost, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 7039. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.) History This mill ...

File:Buitenpost, uitzendbureau in monumentaal pand foto5 2013-08-25 14.20.JPG,

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in monumental building File:Kerk Buitenpost interieur.jpg, Church interior (Buitenpost) File:Buitenpost windmill.JPG, Windmill (Buitenpost)

Transportation

References

External links

* {{Achtkarspelen Achtkarspelen Populated places in Friesland