Sondel is a village in
De Fryske Marren 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
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
. It had a population of around 410 in 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1422 Syndele. The etymologie is not clear.
Sondel developed on a sandy ridge during the 12th or 13th century, and had both a water and road connection to the
Zuiderzee (nowadays:
IJsselmeer). The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1870 as a replacement of a medieval church and has a 14th century bell.
In 1840, Sondel was home to 239 people.
In 1942, a radar installation was built near Sondel by the German occupiers, and consists of sixteen partially submerged barracks. Nowadays, it is in use as a recreational site.
Before 2014, Sondel was part of the
Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality and before 1984 it was part of Gaasterland.
Gallery
File:Exterieur OVERZICHT VOORGEVEL - Sondel - 20265378 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Sondel
File:Sondel, boerderij aan de Jacobus Boomsmastraat IMG 2611 2018-04-19 13.31.jpg, Farm in Sondel
References
External links
De Fryske Marren
Populated places in Friesland
{{Friesland-geo-stub