Terzool | |
Native Name: | Tersoal |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.0747°N 5.7372°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: | 4.63 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.0 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 340 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9014 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0515 |
Tersoal (Dutch; Flemish: Terzool) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 355 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1335 as "in Zole", and means muddy stream.[4] Tersoal is a terp (artificial living hill) village to the south of the former Middelzee.[5] It used to be an isolated village which could only be accessed from the water.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1838 as a replacement of the medieval church.[5] The tower dates from the 14th century.
Tersoal was home to 235 people in 1840.[6] In 1866, a road was built and Tersoal developed in a road village.[5] Before 2011, the village was part of the Boarnsterhim municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Rauwerdhem municipality.[6]