Tjerkwerd () 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 ...

municipality in the province

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of the

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. It had a population of 455 in January 2017. There is a

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in the village, De Babuurstermolen.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Kercwere, and means "''terp'' with church". Tjerkwerd is a ''

terp A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and ...

'' (artificial living hill) village with a radial structure. The Dutch Reformed church was probably built in the 14th century. In 1888, it was extended and a new tower was constructed. The Walta State was a ''

stins A stins (Dutch, pl. ''stinsen''; from West Frisian ''stienhûs'' utch ''steenhuis''"stone house", shortened to ''stins'', pl. ''stinzen'') is a former stronghold or villa in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Many stinsen carry the name ...

'' built at the end of the 15th century, and used to be owned by the Cammingha family. The estate was demolished around 1800. Watse van Cammingha died in 1688. Rixt van Donia, his widow, became the richest woman in Friesland at the time, and is buried in a large marble monument. The polder mill De Babuurstermolen was built in 1882. It was in active service draining the excess water from the ''

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'' until 1990 when it was replaced by a pumping station. In 2006, it was re-designated as backup. Tjerkwerd was home to 249 people in 1840. From 1850 onwards, a linear settlement developed along the Workumer Trekvaart. Before 2011, the village was part of the

Wûnseradiel Wûnseradiel () is a former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Friesland province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the ''Afsluitdijk''. The official (legal) name of the municipality is in the West Frisian lang ...

municipality. In 2015, the road to Tjerkwerd received an award for worst road of Friesland. The road was fixed by the municipality between 2016 and 2017.

Gallery

File:Brug bij Tjerkwerd.jpg, The bridge in Tjerkwerd File:Tjerkwerd Workumertrekvaart 2009.jpg, Canal view File:20190821 zicht op de Babuurstermolen vanuit het noordwesten.jpg, Babuurstermolen File:Exterieur naar het noorden - Tjerkwerd - 20209690 - RCE.jpg, Church of Tjerkwerd

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{{Authority control Súdwest-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland