Vegelinsoord Explained

Vegelinsoord
Native Name:Vegelinsoard
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.9992°N 5.8639°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: De Fryske Marren
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:16.02
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.6
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:390
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8467
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0513

Vegelinsoord (Western Frisian: Vegelinsoard) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 390 in 2017.[3]

There is a windmill in the village, De Deels.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1913 as Stobbegat. In 1958, it changed its name to Vegelinsoord after the family.[4]

The polder mill De Deels or Grevensmolen is located near the village. The windmill dates from 1860 and has remained in service to drain excess water throughout its existence.[5]

Before 2014, Vegelinsoord was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Haskerland.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8467SB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 29 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 March 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=5165-5286&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Vegelinsoord - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Grevensmolen . Molen database . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Vegelinsoord . Plaatsengids . 30 March 2022 . nl.