Hommerts ( fry, De Hommerts) is a small village in
Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of
Friesland, the
Netherlands. It had a population of around 650 in January 2017. It forms, together with
Jutrijp
Jutrijp ( fry, Jutryp) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 265 in January 2017.
It forms, together with Hommerts, the double village De Hommerts-Jutryp.
History
The villa ...
, the double village De Hommerts-Jutryp.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Humerke, and means border land of probably Huga (person).
Hommerts is a
linear canal village. Between 1843 and 1844, the road
Sneek-
Lemmer
Lemmer () is a town in the municipality of De Fryske Marren, in the Dutch province of Friesland. Lemmer lies adjacent to the IJsselmeer and the Frisian Lakes and is one of Friesland's best-known surface water sports locations. Lemmer is a bus ...
was built, and the village extended towards to road.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1876,
and replaces a 1741 church which in turn replaced a predecessor probably from the 12th century. The tower dates from 1985, because it was destroyed by a lightning strike.
Hommerts was home to 322 people in 1840.
Before 2011, the village was part of the
Wymbritseradiel municipality.
Gallery
File:Jeltesleat aquaduct 45.JPG, Aqueduct near Hommerts
References
External links
Súdwest-Fryslân
Populated places in Friesland
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