| Ferwoude | |
| Native Name: | Ferwâlde |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.0053°N 5.4333°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Súdwest-Fryslân |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.16 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -1.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 225 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8761 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0515 |
Ferwoude (Western Frisian: Ferwâlde) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 235 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Forwalda, and means "before (=close to) the woods".[4] Ferwoude is an agriculture community close to the former Zuiderzee dike. It is mainly low-lying land which used for animal husbandry.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1767 and was a replacement of a 13th century church.[5] Ferwoude had a school before 1800. It was forced to close in 2015-2016 due to lack of students. Nowadays, it contains the village house.
Ferwoude was home to 109 people in 1840.[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wûnseradiel municipality.[6]