Ried, Friesland Explained

Ried
Native Name:Rie
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.2225°N 5.5906°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Waadhoeke
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3.17
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.7
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:445
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8811
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0517
Website:Official

Ried (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /rit/, Western Frisian: Rie) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 435 in January 2014.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1275 as Rede, and refers to a stream.[4] Ried is a terp (artificial living hill) village which developed several centuries before Christ along the Riedstroom. The tower of Dutch Reformed collapsed and was rebuilt in 1625. The church dates from 1653 and was a replacement of a medieval church.[5]

Ried was home to 246 people in 1840.[6] Between 1858 and 1916, there was a brickworks in Ried. There was also a dairy factory between 1898 and 1935.[6] Until 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8811HA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 4 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 4 April 2022.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120812122533/http://www.franekeradeel.nl/wonen-en-werken/publicatie/aantal-inwoners-per-buurtdorp Aantal inwoners per buurt/dorp
  4. Web site: Ried . Etymologiebank . 4 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Ried . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 3 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Ried . Plaatsengids . 4 April 2022 . nl.