Rottevalle ( fry, De Rottefalle) is a village in

Smallingerland Smallingerland (; fy, ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Population centres Boornbergum, De Tike, De Veenhoop, De Wilgen, Drachten (main town), Drachtstercompagnie, Goëngahuizen, Houtigehage, Kortehemmen ...

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

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. It had a population of around 1,363 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1622 as "de Rottevalle", and literally means "the rat trap", but has been named after a type of

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which resembles as rat trap. Rottevalle developed 1650 when the canal De Lits was dug for the excavation of

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. The initial settlement consisted of an

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with several houses. The village was originally part of the ''

grietenij A ''grietenij'' was a forerunner to the ''gemeente'' or municipality in Frisia, particularly in Friesland, and also in Groningen which are now a part of the Netherlands. From the end of the 16th century until 1851, there were a total of 30 ''gri ...

'' (predecessor of a municipality)

Achtkarspelen Achtkarspelen () is a municipality in Friesland in the northern Netherlands. History The name ''Achtkarspelen'', literally meaning "eight parishes", is derived from the original eight parishes within the '' grietenij'', namely: Augustinusga, Buit ...

. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1724. Rottevalle was home to 1,050 people in 1840. In 1943, the border was redrawn and Rottevalle became part of Smallingerland. In 1958, part of the De Lits was filled up inside the village.

Notable people

* Baukje de Boer-Veenstra (born 1881), speed skater * Hendrik Kloosterman (1900–1968), mathematician *

Joop Boomsma Joop is a Dutch masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Johannes, Joseph, Jacobus, or other names. It may refer to: * Jogchum T. Joop Alberda (born 1952), Dutch volleyball coach, coach of the 1996 Olympic champion Dutch team * Joh ...

(1945–2018), author and playwright

Gallery

File:Huizen aan de Compagnonswei in Rottevalle.jpg, Street/canal view File:20210917 haven2 Rottevalle.jpg, The harbour of Rottevalle File:20210917 Rottevalle Feanskipfear3 Gerrit Terpstra.jpg, Houses in Rottevalle File:De Buorren Rottevalle.jpg, Street view

References

External links

Populated places in Friesland Smallingerland {{Friesland-geo-stub