Ferwert

Coordinates: 53°20′16″N 5°49′29″E / 53.33778°N 5.82472°E / 53.33778; 5.82472
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Ferwert
Ferwerd
Village
St Martin's church
St Martin's church
Postal code
9172[1]
Dialing code0518

Ferwert (

Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1787 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel
municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned between 819 and c. 825 as "in Fatruwerde". The etymology is unclear.

dike was built leading to Marrum and Blije. The area to the south of the terp was property of the church and became a square known as Vrijhof (free court). Ferwert developed into the capital of the grietenij (predecessor of the municipality) Ferwerderadiel.[5]

The earliest church probably dated from the 9th century.[6] The tower of the Dutch Reformed church was built in the 15th century, and the church was constructed shortly after and contains elements of its medieval predecessor. The clergy house was built in the 15th century, and served as clergy house from 1580 until 1723. In 1840, it became the town hall.[5]

Gemme van Burmania before King Philip II

The

Dutch Revolt. Van Burmania was subsequently banned and had to flee to the Cologne. The estate was abandoned in 1805, and was demolished in 1816.[7]

In 1840, Ferwert was home to 1,463 people.[6] A part of the terp was excavated around 1900.[5] In 2019, Ferwerderadiel was merged into Noardeast-Fryslân.[6]

Notable people

Gallery

  • House in Ferwert
    House in Ferwert
  • House in Ferwert
    House in Ferwert
  • Former clergy house
    Former clergy house
  • Bus stop and liar's bench
    Bus stop and liar's bench

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9172AN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Ferwerderadiel op 1 januari 2017 Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Ferwerderadiel
  4. ^ "Ferwert - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^
    ISBN 90 400 9476 4
    . Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Ferwert". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Herjuwsma State te Ferwert". Stinsen in Friesland (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  8. ^ F. Jos. van den Branden and J.G. Frederiks (1888). Biographisch woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandsche letterkunde (in Dutch). Amsterdam: L.J. Veen. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek". Huygens Institute (in Dutch). pp. 237–238. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. ISBN 90 228 4565 6
    . Retrieved 31 March 2022.

External links

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