Twijzelerheide ( fry, Twizelerheide) is a village in
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 ...
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
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. It had a population of around 1800 in 2017.
A dialect of
Wood Frisian,
Westereendersk dialect, is spoken in this village.
The village was first mentioned in 1718 as heyde, and means "heath near
Twijzel". Twijzelerheide developed in the 19th century as a heath cultivation project. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1878.
Twijzelerheide and
Zwagerbosch
Sweagerbosk ( Low Saxon: ''Swoagerbosk'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 638 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nie ...
have grown together, and nowadays share resources and can be considered a twin village.
Gallery
File:Twizelerheide, Herfoarme tsjerke en gebou De Mienskip.jpg , Dutch Reformed Church
File:Bjirkewei 15.JPG, Little house
File:Woning met bloemenpracht aan het Wyldpaad.JPG, Flowers in the garden
References
External links
Official site(in Dutch)
Achtkarspelen
Populated places in Friesland
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