| Eernewoude | |
| Native Name: | Earnewâld |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.1369°N 5.9489°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tytsjerksteradiel |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.46 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 400 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9264 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0511 |
Earnewâld (pronounced as /fy/; Dutch; Flemish: Eernewoude[3]) is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 409 in January 2017.[4]
A windmill, De Princehofmolen, is maintained as a landscape feature.
The village was first mentioned in 1471 as Eerndwaud. The etymology is unclear. It was sometimes called "Arendswoude" (forest of the eagle), however that is merely a corruption of the Frisian name.[5] Earnewâld developed in the 18th century as a peat excavation village. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1794.[6]
Earnewâld was home to 310 people in 1840. The village was isolated until 1860 when a road to Garyp was constructed.[7] It is home to a shipping wharf for historic ships.[6] After World War II, it started to become a tourist water sports centre.[6]
In 2017, an Avro Lancaster bomber was salvaged from the National Park, and is on display at the visitor centre of Earnewâld.[7] The English bomber was attacked by a German fighter on the night of 4 to 5 September 1942 and crashed into the swamp. Three of the seven crew members died. Two are buried in Earnewâld. One body remains missing. The survivors were taken prisoner.[8]
Earnewald is known as a camping, fishing, bicycling and boating area and attracts a holiday crown in the summer months.[6] It is a nesting site for storks.[7] It is an access point to De Alde Feanen National Park.[9]