Elahuizen () is a small village in

De Fryske Marren De Fryske Marren () is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnsterhim, all four of whi ...

municipality in the province of

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, the

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. It is located on the banks of the and had a population of around 345 in 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1412 as Elahuysen, and means "settlement of Ele (person)". The original settlement was flooded in the around 1700, and only a handful of farms and houses on the dike remained. The village was originally called ''Nijega''. To avoid confusion with to other villages of the same name, it took the name of "Nijega (H.O.N.)" and later Elahuizen. Before 2014, Elahuizen was part of the

Gaasterlân-Sleat Gaasterlân-Sleat is a former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is in West Frisian language, West Frisian, the Dutch language, Dutch name being Gaasterland-Sloten (). In 2014 it merged w ...

municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hemelumer Oldeferd which was named Hemelumer Oldephaert & Noordwolde (H.O.N.). before 1956. In 1840, it was home to 285 people. The medieval church was demolished in 1857. In 1864, the church was struck by lightning and both church and tower burnt down, and had to be replaced again.

Gallery

File:Elahuizen boerderij-4.JPG, Farm in Elahuizen File:Schuur bij Elahuizen.jpg, Shed in Elahuizen File:Elahuizen (50133479731).jpg, View on Elahuizen File:Elahuizen - Vredesmonument 03.JPG, Peace monument

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De Fryske Marren Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub