| Mirns | |
| Native Name: | Murns |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.8619°N 5.4606°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | De Fryske Marren |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.72 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 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: | 8573 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0514 |
Mirns (Western Frisian: Murns) is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 130 in 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned between 1243 and 1254 as Midlinghe, and means settlement in the middle.[4] Mirns was a settlement on the former Zuiderzee coast (nowadays: IJsselmeer). The church was demolished in the mid-18th century.
The belfry was built in 1723. It was destroyed on 22 December 1943 when an American Consolidated B-24 Liberator was struck by a rocket and crashed into the tower. Seven of the crew members died in the crash, however Joe Gill survived. All except John Allen were reburied at the Netherlands American Cemetery after the war.[5] The bell tower was later rebuilt in a wider shape. There is a little American wind mill from the 1920s on the coast.[6]
Before 2009, Mirns was part of the Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality and before 1984 it was part of Gaasterland.