Ingwierrum is a village in

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 disso ...

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 approximately 565 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the

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 N ...

municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1447 as Edygwerum, and means "settlement on the ''

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 ...

'' of the people of Ede (person)." Ingwierrum is a ''

'' (artificial living mound) village from the early middle ages. The Dutch Reformed church has a possibly 13th century tower which was enlarged in the 14th century. The church building dates from 1746. In 1719, Ingwierrum was hit by a flood, and the decision was made to dam the Dokkumer Grootdiep. In 1729, an

obelisk An obelisk (; from grc, ὀβελίσκος ; diminutive of ''obelos'', " spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally constructed by An ...

was placed in Ingwierrum as a monument to the closure of the

dike Dyke (UK) or dike (US) may refer to: General uses * Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian" * Dike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment * Dike (mythology), ''Dikē'', the Greek goddess of moral justice * Dikes, ...

. The locks were restored in 1834. In 1840, Ingwierrum was home to 681 people.

Gallery

File:Engwierum (NL) - panoramio (1).jpg, Hotel restaurant in Ingwierrum File:Overzicht ca. 1920 - Engwierum - 20069940 - RCE.jpg, Street view (1920) File:Dodinga State Engwierum.jpg, Farm Dodinga State File:Gedenkteken2 Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen.jpg, Obelisk of Ingwierrum

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Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub