| Vrouwenparochie | |
| Native Name: | Froubuorren |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.2797°N 5.7003°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Waadhoeke |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.92 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 685 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9077 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0518 |
Vrouwenparochie (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈvrʌuə(m)paːˌrɔxi/, Western Frisian: Froubuorren; Bildts: Froubuurt) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 685 in 2021.[2]
It is called Froubuurt in the dialect of Het Bildt. There is a restored windmill in the village, De Vrouwbuurstermolen.
The village was first mentioned in 1570 Kijfhueck, parochie o.l. frovwen, and means "parish of Our Sweet Lady (=Mary, mother of Jesus)" who was the protector of the village.[3] In the early days, the village was known as Kijfhoek, after the eponymous village of the earliest settlers.
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] The same year, the middelweg was built as an east-west connection through the new land of het Bildt. Vrouwenparochie developed along the road (nowadays:) as a linear settlement.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1670 as a replacement of the early 16th century church.[6]
The grist mill De Vrouwbuurstermolen is a wind mill which was built before 1832. It was decommissioned in 1954. It was restored between 1963 and 1967, and is regularly in use.[7]
Vrouwenparochie was home to 1,202 people in 1840.[5] There was a railway station in the village between 1902 and 1940. The building burned down in 1999, and was demolished in 2002.[8]
Before 2018, the village was part of het Bildt municipality.[5]