Twijzelerheide | |
Native Name: | Twizelerheide |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.25°N 9°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: | 6.32 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,775 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9287 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0512 |
Website: | Official |
Twijzelerheide (Western Frisian: Twizelerheide) is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1800 in 2017.[3]
A dialect of Wood Frisian, Westereendersk dialect, is spoken in this village.
The village was first mentioned in 1718 as heyde, and means "heath near Twijzel".[4] Twijzelerheide developed in the 19th century as a heath cultivation project. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1878.[5] Twijzelerheide and Zwagerbosch have grown together, and nowadays share resources and can be considered a twin village.[6]