| Twijzel | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.233°N 6.088°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Achtkarspelen |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.04 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,080 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9286 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0512 |
Twijzel (fy|Twizel) is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 1080.[3]
The village was first mentioned around 1240 as Twislum, and means near the crossroads.[4] Twijzel was a stretched linear settlement along the road. The Dutch Reformed Church has a 13th-century tower. The church itself was built in 1692 as a replacement of its medieval predecessor.[5] Twijzel was home to 927 people in 1840.[6]