Sint Jacobiparochie Explained

Sint Jacobiparochie
Native Name:Sint-Jabik
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Waadhoeke
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:23.18
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.8
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,765
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9079
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0518

Sint Jacobiparochie (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈsɪnt jɑˈkoː.bi.paːˌrɔ.xi/, West Frisian and Bildts: Sint-Jabik) is a village in the municipality of Waadhoeke in Friesland, the Netherlands. It lies about 13 km north of Franeker and had approximately 1,365 inhabitants in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1570 as s. iacobus parochie, and means "parish of Saint Jacob". In 1504, a deal was struck between George, Duke of Saxony and four noblemen from Holland to polder the Middelzee. Each group of settlers had to select a patron saint. In 1505, the dike was constructed.[4]

Sint Jacobiparochie was founded in 1505, when Het Bildt was diked in by workers from South Holland, Zeeland and Friesland, among others. It was initially called Wijngaarden, as the place was founded largely by Dutch settlers from Wijngaarden in South Holland.

Today, both Dutch and West Frisian are spoken in the town. The town was originally named Wijngaarden, while "St. Jacobiparochie" was the name used for the local Roman Catholic parish. Eventually, the name for the parish came to be used as the name for the town as well.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is a wide neoclassic church built in 1843 as the replacement of a 16th century church.[5] In 1979, the abandoned church was sold and turned into a cultural centre.

Sint Jacobiparochie was home to 2,416 people in 1840.[6] There used to be a station on the North Friesland Railway which opened in 1902 and closed to passengers in December 1940.[7]

Until 2018, the village was part of het Bildt municipality.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9079AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 3 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 3 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=2464-2483&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Sint Jacobiparochie - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 3 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Opeinde . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 3 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Sint Jacobiparochie . Plaatsengids . 3 April 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: station St. Jacobiparochie . Stationsweb . 3 April 2022 . nl.