Warten () is a village located in the municipality of

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; ; ; ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 127,073 (2023). It is the provincial capital and seat of the Provin ...

, within 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 ...

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 ...

. As of January 2017, it had a population of approximately 915. The village is home to a restored

windmill A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ...

named De Ikkers. Warten is situated near the

De Alde Feanen National Park De Alde Feanen National Park (official, combination of Dutch and Frisian: ''Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen'') is a national park in the Netherlands province of Friesland. The Alde Feanen is also a Natura 2000 area. The Alde Feanen is part of the ...

. Warten is the hometown of Olympic gold medallist

Marit Bouwmeester Marit Bouwmeester (; born 17 June 1988) is a sailing (sport), sailor from the Netherlands. Bouwmeester won the gold medal in the Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser Radial, Laser Radial class in the Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics ...

(2016: Laser Radial sailing).

History

The village was first documented in 1412 under the name ''Wartena''. Its etymology remains unknown. Warten was originally 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 mound) village in the early middle ages. Later, it developed into a canal village. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1780 as a replacement of the medieval church. The tower was restored in 1880. The ''Oud Friese Greidboerderij'' is an old Frisian longhouse farm constructed around 1728 on a terp. It is one of the few remaining farms which is still in original condition. The polder mill De Ikkers originated from the 18th century. In 1921, it was purchased and moved to

Snikzwaag Snikzwaag () is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 65 in 2017. History The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Sneckswach, and means pointed (cattle) pasture. In 1 ...

to remove excess water from the Broeksterpolder. In 1970, it was purchased, relocated to Warten, and restored, though it is no longer in service. In 1840, Warten was home to 461 people. Until 2014, Warten was part of

Boarnsterhim Boarnsterhim (; ) was a municipality in the northern Netherlands. On 1 January 2014, the municipality was dissolved and its territory was split between four other municipalities: De Friese Meren, which was established that day, Leeuwarden, Heeren ...

municipality and until 1984 it belonged to Idaarderadeel.

Notable people

(born 1988), sailor

Gallery

File:Warten, kerk foto9 2011-04-23 16.58.JPG, Warten church File:Plaatsnaambord Warten.JPG File:Warten, direkteurswente fan it eardere molkfabryk.jpg, Farm in Warten. Former Director's house of the local dairy factory File:Warten, haven en gebou oan it Hellingpaed.jpg, Harbour of Warten

References

External links

* {{Authority control Leeuwarden Populated places in Friesland