Greonterp is a small village in
Súdwest-Fryslân
Southwest Friesland ( fy, Súdwest-Fryslân ) is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northern Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Friesland. It had a population of 84,092 in August 201 ...
municipality 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
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. It had a population of around 85 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Grewingdorp. The etymology is unclear.
Greonterp is 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 ...
'' (artificial living hill) village from the early middle ages. It was located between lakes. The lake Sensmeer was ''
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
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ed'' in 1633, however the village remained isolated. Later a small road was built to
Blauwhuis on which the village was dependent.
The population of Greonterp remained Catholic after the
Reformation
The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and i ...
. The medieval church had become Protestant. Church service was later decreased to once a year, and in 1751, the last sermon was held. The church was demolished in 1780. In 1822, a little bell tower was built on the cemetery.
Groenterp was home to 107 people in 1840.
Before 2011, the village was part of the
Wymbritseradiel municipality and before 1984 it was part of
Wûnseradiel municipality.
Notable people
The Dutch author
Gerard Reve lived here from 1964 to 1971, and initially named his house Huize Algra after the politician who had labelled his writings blasphemous. Later, it was renamed Huize Het Gras after
Isaiha 40:8.
Gallery
File:20180817 Huize Het Gras Greonterp.jpg, Huize Het Gras
File:20180817 langs de Rijp ten zuiden van Blauwhuis2.jpg, Farm near Greonterp
File:20180817 Kunstwerk op glas Reve Greonterp.jpg, Glass Gerard Reve art work
References
External links
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Súdwest-Fryslân
Populated places in Friesland