Wergea Explained

Warga
Native Name:Wergea
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.2519°N 5.8136°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Leeuwarden
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:13.01
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.1
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,830
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9005
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:058

Wergea (Dutch; Flemish: Warga) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,560 in January 2017.[3]

There are two windmills in the village, De Hempenserpoldermolen and a paaltjasker.

History

The village was first mentioned in 944 as Wartengahe. The etymology is unknown.[4] Wergea is a terp (artificial living mound) village from the early middle ages. During the 16th and 17th century, it developed due to good water connections and became a centre of trade and shipping. In 1664, the widow's court was founded by Vrouck van Popma for poor widows. The wooden buildings were rebuilt in 1864.[5]

The polder mill De Hempenserpoldermolen was built in 1863. In 1955, a pumping station was opened and the windmill became obsolete. The owner wanted to demolish it, however it was transferred to the water board for ƒ 2,-. In 1988, the mill was restored.[6]

In 1840, Wergea was home to 873 people.[7] The Roman Catholic St. Martinus Church was built between 1860 and 1862. In 1860, the terp was excavated. In 1886, the first cooperative dairy factory of the Netherlands opened in Wergea.[5] The company is nowadays - after many mergers - known as FrieslandCampina, however the Wergea factory closed in 1994.[7] [8]

Before 2014, Wergea was part of Boarnsterhim municipality and before 1984 it belonged to .[7]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9005MA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 March 2022. two entries.
  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=8740-8880&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Wergea - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022. nl.
  5. Web site: Warga . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 30 March 2022.
  6. Web site: De Hempenserpoldermolen . Molendatabase . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Wergea . Plaatsengids . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: Friesland and Campina agree on merger . 2024-06-29 . Dairy Industries International . en.
  9. Web site: 't Kleine Krantsje, 1964-1997 | 27 februari 1971 | pagina 2. Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden. 30 March 2022 . nl.
  10. Web site: Vooren . Jurryt van de . 2019-03-13 . Het graf van Elfstedenwinnaar Minne Hoekstra . 2024-06-29 . Sportgeschiedenis . nl-NL.