| Ypecolsga | |
| Native Name: | Ypekolsgea |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.9308°N 5.6025°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Súdwest-Fryslân |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.60 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 50 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8554 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0514 |
Ypecolsga (Western Frisian: Ypekolsgea; also IJpecolsga[2]) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 50 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1245 as Ypekaldege. The etymology is unclear.[4] Ypecolsga is a canal village which developed in the late middle ages along the river.[5] Woudsend began as a satellite of Ypecolsga, however it quickly outgrew by its parent, and became the main settlement in the region.[5]
Ypecolsga used to have a stins (fortified building) which was owned by Take Abbema. In 1520, it was destroyed by the Schieringers.[5] The church was burnt down in 1497 by soldiers. In 1664, a new church was built, but it was demolished in the 18th century and only the bell tower has remained. The tower was rebuilt in 1956.[5] [6]
Ypecolsga was home to 103 people in 1840.[7] On 17 November 1942, an Avro Lancaster of the Royal Air Force was shot down and crashed into a field near Ypecolsga. The seven occupants of the plane died. Initially only two bodies were discovered by the Germans, and it was too difficult to salvage the plane. In 1951, a company specialising in salvaging aircraft, managed to remove the plane and discovered five more bodies inside. A memorial has been placed at the crash site, and also honours the resistance fighter Jacob Cornelis Nagelhou who was shot on 15 April 1945.[8]
Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.[7]