ankeric / Mapillary (CC BY-SA 4.0) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Burgwerd
Sign in to saveAlso known as Burchwert
Burgwerd (; ) is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 315 in January 2017. It is located near the Boalserter Trekfeart.
Weather now
cached 549h ago7-day forecast
via Open-Meteo
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Burgwerd Burchwert.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- Commons category
- Burgwerd
- postal code
- 8742
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Article
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Population history
- Gallery
- References
Burgwerd (; ) is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 315 in January 2017. It is located near the Boalserter Trekfeart.
== History == Burgwerd was originally a village on a terp or mound on the Dieperderhimpolder dike. In the 13th century it was known as Borghwarth. The village has four Rijksmonuments; Johanneskerk, the church which dates to the 13th century; two windmills, the Aylvapoldermolen and De Heimerter Mole; and the ornate iron fence surrounding the Dutch Reformed church.
Gallery (3)
On the map
2 mapped locations
Available in 9 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0