Wânswert Explained

Wânswert
Native Name:Wanswerd
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.3014°N 5.85°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Noardeast-Fryslân
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6.80
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.3
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:220
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9178
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0519

Wânswert (Dutch; Flemish: Wanswerd) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of approximately 193 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Wandelswert, and means "terp of Wandilo."[4] Wânswert is a terp (artificial living mound) village dating from several centuries before Christ. The choir of the Dutch Reformed church dates from 1335. The nave and tower were built in the 16th century.[5]

In 1840, Wânswert was home to 343 people.[6] The polder mill De Victor was built in 1867 and was built to replace six small windmill and three tjaskers. It was restored between 1975 and 1977, and since 2006 serves as a backup and sometimes aid to the pumping station.[7] In the late-19th century, the southern side of the terp was excavated.[5]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9178GC . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 1 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 1 April 2022. two entries.
  3. https://www.ferwerderadiel.nl/over-de-gemeente/feiten-en-cijfers.html Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Ferwerderadiel op 1 januari 2017
  4. Web site: Wânswert - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 1 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Wanswerd . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 1 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Wânswert . Plaatsengids . 1 April 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: De Victor . Molen database . 1 April 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: Rein Halbersma - schilder van 'lânskip en kij' - overleden. Leeuwarder Courant.