Húns Explained

Huins
Native Name:Húns
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.16°N 5.6675°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Leeuwarden
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3.18
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.3
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:105
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8832
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0517

Húns (Dutch; Flemish: Huins) is a village in Leeuwarden in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 114 in January 2017.[3]

There is a preserved windmill, De Huinsermolen.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Hunenghe, and means "settlement of the people of Huno (person)".[4] Húns is a twin village with Leons and both share a village flag. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century. In 1840, Húns was home to 117 people.[5]

The polder mill De Huinsermolen was built in 1829. The mill drains the excess water from the polder. In 1958, a Diesel powered pumping station was installed, however the wind mill is regularly in service.[6]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Baarderadeel municipality.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8832KB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 March 2022.
  3. http://www.littenseradiel.nl/internet/over-littenseradiel_41217/item/aantal-inwoners-per-dorp_14845.html Aantal inwoners per dorp
  4. Web site: Húns - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Húns . Plaatsengids . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: De Huinsermolen . Molen database . 30 March 2022 . nl.