Burgwerd ( fry, Burchwert) is a small village in

Súdwest-Fryslân Southwest Friesland ( fy, Súdwest-Fryslân ) is a municipality in the Northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. It had a population of 84,092 in August 2017. Sneek is the municipal seat. With a total area of 841.56 km2, Sú ...

in the province of

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 ...

, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It had a population of around 315 in January 2017.Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
– CBS Statline It is located near the Boalserter Trekfeart.

History

Burgwerd was originally a village on a

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 an ...

or mound on the Dieperderhimpolder dyke. In the 13th century it was known as ''Borghwarth''. The church dating from the 13th century was made from weatherboard until 1726. There are two

windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and ...

s in Burgwerd, the Aylvapoldermolen and De Heimerter Mole. On 21 July 2006 there was a reunion of inhabitants and former residents of Burgwerd. Before 2011, the village was part of the

Wûnseradiel Wûnseradiel () is a former municipality in the Friesland province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the ''Afsluitdijk''. The official (legal) name of the municipality is in the West Frisian language, though it is known as Wonsera ...

municipality.

Population history

*1954 – 438 *1959 – 398 *1964 – 377 *1969 – 339 *1973 – 361 *2004 – 348

Gallery

File:Burgwerd Trekpad.jpg, Canal view File:Speelmolen - Burgwerd - 20364266 - RCE.jpg, House with miniature wind mill File:Spinnenkop - AMR Molenfoto - 20539287 - RCE.jpg, De Hiemerter Mole

References

* Lolle Baarda ''Van Borghwarth tot Burgwerd'' (2006) Súdwest-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub