Poppenwier Explained

Poppingawier
Native Name:Poppenwier
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.0844°N 5.7472°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 Km2:4.83
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.1
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:175
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9013
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0566

Poppenwier (Dutch; Flemish: Poppingawier) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 170 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1401 as Popengwere, and means "terp of the people of Poppa (person)".[4] Poppenwier is a terp (artificial living hill) village from the early middle ages. The small terp is densely build up with a rectangular structure and a circle around the church.[5] It was the furthest landinwards terp of Friesland.

In the late middle ages, the monastery Engwerd was located near the village.[6] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1860 as a replacement for its medieval predecessor.[5]

Poppenwier was home to 229 people in 1840.[7] Until the mid-19th century, the village was only accessible by water.[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Boarnsterhim municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Rauwerdhem municipality.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9013BD . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 6 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 6 April 2022.
  3. http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=13314-13470&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Poppenwier - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 6 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Poppenwier . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 6 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Poppenwier . Friesland Wonderland . 6 April 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Poppenwier . Plaatsengids . 6 April 2022 . nl.