Ingwierrum Explained

Ingwierrum
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.3197°N 6.1367°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Noardeast-Fryslân
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:12.32
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1.1
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:540
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9132
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0519

Ingwierrum (Dutch; Flemish: Engwierum) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of approximately 565 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1447 as Edygwerum, and means "settlement on the terp of the people of Ede (person)."[4] Ingwierrum is a terp (artificial living mound) village from the early middle ages. The Dutch Reformed church has a possibly 13th century tower which was enlarged in the 14th century. The church building dates from 1746.

In 1719, Ingwierrum was hit by a flood, and the decision was made to dam the Dokkumer Grootdiep.[5] In 1729, an obelisk was placed in Ingwierrum as a monument to the closure of the dike.[6] The locks were restored in 1834.[5] In 1840, Ingwierrum was home to 681 people.[7]

The village's official name was changed from Engwierum to Ingwierrum in 2023.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9132EA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 31 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 31 March 2022. two entries.
  3. https://www.dongeradeel.nl/gemeente-dongeradeel/aantal-inwoners_41858/ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Dongeradeel op 1 januari 2017
  4. Web site: Engwierum - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 31 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Engwierum . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 31 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Monumentnummer: 23753 . Dutch Monuments Register . 31 March 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Engwierum . Plaatsengids . 31 March 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: 22 dorpen in Noardeast-Fryslân krijgen op 1 januari 2023 een nieuwe Friese naam . RTV NOF . 10 December 2022 . nl . 22 villages in Noardeast-Fryslân will receive a new Frisian name on 1 January 2023 . 7 April 2023.
  9. Web site: Friese namen . Taalunie . nl . Frisian names . 7 April 2023.