It Heidenskip (; ) is a village in

Súdwest-Fryslân Southwest Friesland ( ) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. It had a population of 89,999 in January 2021. Sneek is the municipal seat. With a total area of 841.56 km2, Southwest-Friesland is ...

in the province of

Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...

, the

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. It had a population of around 335 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1511 as Heijdenscip, and means "wild growth on land". It Heidenskip is a long

linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical r ...

. It is a relative new settlement. In 1851, it contained two buildings and a ferry. The name used for the area between the city of

Workum Workum () is a city located in the List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. ...

and the lake. During the 19th century, a settlement developed in Brandeburen. The oldest church dated from 1389, but was demolished and a farm was built in its place. In the 19th century, a small

Mennonite Mennonites are a group of Anabaptism, Anabaptist Christianity, Christian communities tracing their roots to the epoch of the Radical Reformation. The name ''Mennonites'' is derived from the cleric Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland, part of ...

church was built, which resulted in the construction of a Dutch Reformed church. In 1979, it was elevated to the status of village. Before 2011, the village was part of the

Nijefurd Nijefurd (, ) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. History It was formed in 1984 from the old municipalities of Hindeloopen, Stavoren, and Workum, and part of Hemelumer Oldeferd. In 2011, it formed ...

municipality. Before 1984 it partly belonged to Hemelumer Oldeferd and partly to

Gallery

File:It Heidenskip.jpg, Church of It Heidenskip File:Workum - Molen De Snip m twee halve zeilen.jpg, Wind mill De Snip File:Branburren.jpg, View on Branburren File:Zijgevel nr. L 13129 - Heidenschap - 20489197 - RCE.jpg, Farm with bull (1957)

References

External links

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