Warten Explained

Wartena
Native Name:Warten
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.15°N 5.8972°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Leeuwarden
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:22.20
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.0
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:925
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9003
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:058

Warten (Dutch; Flemish: Wartena) is a village in the municipality of Leeuwarden in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 915 in January 2017.[3]

There is a restored windmill in the village, De Ikkers. Warten is close to the De Alde Feanen National Park.

Warten is the hometown of Olympic gold medallist Marit Bouwmeester (2016: Laser Radial sailing).[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1412 as Wartena. The etymology is unknown.[5] Warten was originally a terp (artificial living mound) village in the early middle ages. Later, it developed into a canal village. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1780 as a replacement of the medieval church. The tower was restored in 1880. The Oud Friese Greidboerderij is an old Frisian long house farm which was built around 1728 on a terp. It is one of the few remaining farms which is still in original condition.[6]

The polder mill De Ikkers originated from the 18th century. In 1921, it was purchased and moved to Snikzwaag to remove excess water from the Broeksterpolder. In 1970, it was bought and moved to Warten and restored, however it is not in service.[7]

In 1840, Warten was home to 461 people.[8] Until 2014, Warten was part of Boarnsterhim municipality and until 1984 it belonged to Idaarderadeel.[8]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9003LA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 31 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 31 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: Gouden medaille voor Marit Bouwmeester uit Warten. Friesland Actueel. 16 August 2016.
  5. Web site: Warten - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 31 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Warten . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 31 March 2022.
  7. Web site: De Ikkers . Molen database . 31 March 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: Warten . Plaatsengids . 31 March 2022 . nl.
  9. News: Marit Bouwmeester: trots van Warten, Friesland . NPO Radio 2 . 31 March 2022 . nl.