Rohel () is a 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
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
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It had a population of around 270 in 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1507 as "toe delffster nijegae". Rohel means "red low-lying moorland".
In the 17th century, it was known as Nijegea. The , a large lake, slowly takes part of the village including the church and graveyard, and by 1750 only the hamlet Rohel is left. In 1840, it was home to 77 people. Since the 1960s, camping grounds have been established in Rohel, however permanent habitation is not allowed.
Before 2014, Rohel was part of the
Skarsterlân
Skarsterlân (; ) is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created 1 January 1984 by merging the municipalities of Doniawerstal and Haskerland, the part of Utingeradeel consisting of the vil ...
municipality and before 1984 it was part of
Haskerland. Before 1934, Rohel was part of the
Schoterland municipality.
References
External links
De Fryske Marren
Populated places in Friesland
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